• Cal/OSHA board advances expedited silica protections for engineered stone workers

  The Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted unanimously to move forward with emergency rulemaking to prohibit the fabrication and installation of artificial stone products containing more than 1% crystalline silica. The action follows testimony from CMA and other physician advocates warning of a growing silicosis crisis among California workers.

• AMA announces major overhaul of maternity care CPT codes beginning in 2027

  Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, maternity care CPT coding will shift away from the traditional global billing model and move to a more granular structure that separately reports antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum services. The changes are intended to better reflect modern team-based obstetric care and will require physicians, coders, payors and EHR vendors to update workflows before implementation.

• Federal IDR rule aims to streamline No Surprises Act dispute process

  Federal regulators have finalized changes to the No Surprises Act's IDR process that are intended to reduce costs, improve transparency and streamline dispute resolution. Key changes include a dramatic reduction in administrative fees, expanded batching flexibility and new requirements intended to help physicians determine whether claims are eligible for the federal dispute process.

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