San Bernardino County Medical Society

04/16/2026

SBCMS was honored to have three esteemed members of the State Legislature join us for our physician dinner in last week April 7 at The Firehouse!!
Thank you Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Suzette Valladares and Assemblywoman Leticia Castillo! We appreciate you all! 💕
California Medical Association
California University of Science and Medicine
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Loma Linda University School of Medicine WesternU COMP San Antonio Regional Hospital Desert Valley Hospital & Medical Group Chino Valley Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Southern California Residency Programs Dr. Eric Hansen Dr. Javier Sanchez Dr. Teresa Frausto Dr Cameo Carter MD Langley Dr. Kim Dr. Mai-Linh Tran

04/16/2026

CMA and partner organizations are urging DHCS to delay enforcement of a new requirement mandating ICD-10 diagnosis codes on all Medi-Cal pharmacy claims, warning that the current approach could disru...

04/15/2026

California is considering prohibiting the fabrication and installation of artificial-stone countertops — effectively banning the products — in response to an epidemic of the fatal lung disease silicosis among workers who cut, grind and polish countertop slabs before they are fitted into homes and businesses. Silicosis is caused by the inhalation of pulverized silica, one of the most common minerals on earth. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted an emergency temporary standard that required the employers of such workers — most of whom are young, immigrant men — to suppress toxic silica dust with water and take other protective measures.

Read more >> https://laist.com/news/health/california-may-ban-artificial-stone-countertops-lung-disease-outbreak.

Brian Wolk thank you for your work on the CMA House of Delegates resolution on silicosis. It's important to keep workers safe while they work.

A state board is considering the drastic move, which could come as soon as May, after an outbreak of the lung disease silicosis among countertop fabricators.

04/15/2026

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04/14/2026

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04/13/2026

CMA’s sponsored bills on e-bike safety, AI deepfakes & automatic downcoding advanced through last week after their first committee hearings. Special thanks to Dr. Francois Lalonde, Dr. Raminder Gill and Dr. Anna Yap (pictured) for presenting testimony. Learn more about our CMA-sponsored bill package at www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleID/51168

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04/12/2026

Proceed with caution. We’ve got to be able to pay for it and not cause care rationing, long wait times for surgeries and exacerbate access to care issues.

"Single payer is getting a second wind," writes Ronald Brownstein | Analysis https://cnn.it/4c49S7g