Texas Medical Association joins CMA to urge U.S. education secretary to fix public service loan forgiveness program More than 40 physician and hospital organizations from California and Texas have joined the California Medical Association (CMA) in urging the U.S. Department of Education to correct an unjust denial of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness benefits to physicians in California and Texas because of conflicting state laws. Congress enacted the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in 2007 in an effort to improve access to care by encouraging physicians to pursue careers working in nonprofit settings. Under the program, individuals can have their education loans forgiven after making 120 qualifying ... June 8, 2016 General Corporate Practice of Medicine, Medical School Loans, Corporate Bar 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Medical Association joins lawsuit against Dignity Health over patients' access to tubal ligations SACRAMENTO — The California Medical Association (CMA) announced today that it has filed a motion to intervene in Chamorro v. Dignity Health, a case involving a Redding, Calif., woman who was denied a tubal ligation agreed upon by her and her physician at Mercy Medical Center Redding, a Dignity Health hospital. “California law clearly forbids unlicensed, untrained administrators from making medical decisions,” said CMA President-Elect Ruth Haskins, M.D. “It is imperative that patients and their physicians determine the best course of medical care to ensure quality treatment and patient safety.” The ... April 28, 2016 CMA, General Corporate Practice of Medicine, In the Courts, Legal Advocacy, Corporate Bar 0 0 Comment Read More »
