In November 2023, the Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP) announced its alignment with the Physician Association of California (PAC), a new organization representing small group practices and independent physicians.

In June, after months of negotiations and days before the start of the new fiscal year, state legislators finally agreed on a $297.9 billion spending plan and closed a $45 billion budget deficit.¹

As of May 31, 2024, there are 13 statewide initiatives qualified for the ballot in the upcoming general election this November―and that number is expected to increase prior to the June 27 qualification deadline.

Driven by profits, corporate-owned practices are increasingly concerning given their rapid growth and potentially harmful impact on access to care―and lawmakers are taking notice.

In mid-January the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Prior Authorization Final Rule, and with it a very significant interoperability component to increase availability of electronic health information (EHI) across multiple platforms.