2022 YEAR IN REVIEW

Grassroots Engagement

CMA saw unprecedented grassroots physician engagement, with nearly 4,000 messages sent to policymakers. These physician voices were key in helping to defeat AB 2060 (public member majority on Medical Board of California) and AB 2236 (allowing optometrists to perform surgical procedures).

Public Health Funding

CMA helped administer both the KidsVaxGrant ($22+ million) and COVID-19 Test to Treat Equity Grant ($59 million) programs, providing critical funding for community pediatric vaccinators, public health systems and community health centers.

Community Health Centers

CMA saw rapid membership growth among community health centers, resulting in an expansion of our mode of practice forums and House of Delegates representation.

Retention Payments

CMA helped secure $1.3 billion in the state budget to provide retention bonuses for many of California’s physicians and other health care workers to stabilize the health care workforce.

Universal Health Care

CMA successfully advocated for full-scope Medi-Cal coverage for all income-eligible Californians by January 1, 2024, making California the first state to expand its Medicaid program to provide full benefits to all eligible individuals regardless of age or documentation status.

Virtual Grand Rounds

CMA completed its 28th Virtual Grand Rounds webinar, providing critical COVID-19 continuing medical education to over 13,000 attendees while expanding topics to include other public health concerns such as long COVID, monkeypox and wildfire smoke.