The new Managed Care Organization, or MCO, tax would start nine months earlier than Governor Newsom originally proposed, bringing in an extra $3.7 billion. But the extra money and earlier start date come with a catch: The proposal needs to be negotiated,
Governor Newsom just released his revised 2023-24 state budget (aka “The May Revision”). Since the release of his January budget proposal, monthly revenue shortfalls have continued, which have contributed to the May Revision General Fund revenue estimate shortfall of $8.4 billion (before transfers
On May 9, the DEA announced that it will be extending flexibilities regarding telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances until November 11th, 2023 for new patients and until November 11th, 2024 for established patients. APA is working on getting more in-depth resources
CSAP, with SYASL’s help, has worked hard to position the organization as a “go to” in California on issues affecting psychiatrists, patients, and practices. This work continues to pay off. This week, the Washington Post ran a story “California shifts to an experiment in
You can trust that this will be a subject for CSAP’s virtual lobby day on April 21. Still working on some potential dates for a meeting between the California Pharmacists Association and CSAP. Paul Yoder of SYASL will testify again
Here’s the latest from the Newsom Administration on the Governor’s proposal: The shortage of 6,000 behavioral health beds contributes to the crisis of homelessness. A general obligation bond would provide billions of dollars for thousands of new beds to treat
CSAP’s virtual Lobby Day on Friday, April 21 starting at 8:30 a.m. You may view the agenda below. If you’d like to join one or all of these sessions, please RSVP to Erica Smith at SYASL. 8:30 – 9:00 AM Overview of the
Taking advantage of lessening pandemic concerns, the APA Assembly Area 6 Council met in-person in Marina del Rey on April 1, 2023, gaveled by Lawrence Malak, MD, the APA Assembly Area 6 Representative with Deputy Representative Anish Dube, MD. By
