Lower-income and vulnerable CA communities have less access to #biomarker testing. GovernorNewsom, signing #SB912 is a matter of health equity. Tamy Jim DeBoo

Insurers have limited access to #biomarker testing for thousands of Californians living with #cancer. We urge Gavin Newsom to sign #SB912, which would broaden coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Tamy Jim DeBoo

All Urologists and Staff Invited! Special 45 minute Webinar OPTIMIZING MEDICARE FOR UROLOGISTS Thursday, January 12 at 5:15pm For Urology Practice Managers and Urologists myemail.constantcontact.com/Webinar-Invita… CUA

Ask your lawmakers to support access to cost free prostate cancer screenings for men in California. Urge them to support AB 632 today. This bill will save lives and help lessen healthcare disparities! conta.cc/3KZCgKK

Big team CUA advocacy win! Congrats to all who worked on this effort to alleviate the disparity in access to Sacral Neuromodulation Therapy for incontinence issues for Medi-Cal patients. Seth Cohen, Yahir Santiago-Lastra | Urology, Polina Reyblat, John S. Lam, MD, MBA, F Western Section AUA

Thanks to Yahir Santiago-Lastra | Urology UCSD Urology, our Amer. Urol. Assn. Western Section AUA ‘23 #YoungUro of the year, for highlighting this inequity & engaging CUA’s #advocacy team, to team up with our amazing Medtronic Pelvic Health partners and make this change at the state level. #advocacyinaction

Thank you so much my friend for the acknowledgment 🫠- you were just as essential to this effort! I am also very grateful to CUA and Western Section AUA for answering our call to action! INEQUALITY IS A COMORBIDITY. #PartnersInJustice

Dr. Seth Cohen Seth Cohen, says, “This is absolutely a significant win for patients suffering with pelvic floor disorders in California that have traditionally not had access to this therapy; our Medi-Cal patients deserve the same care as all patients." We couldn't agree more.

AB 632 - California Can Help Men Afford Prostate Cancer Screening. Thanks to all members and colleagues who made this possible. We recently received good news that the bill is moving forward and if all goes well will soon be on the Governor's desk. cuanet.org/2023/09/05/ab-…

Calling all California Urologists! Please join us for the CUA Annual Membership Meeting Sunday, October 1, 2023, 7:30AM Alpine Ballroom at the Everline Resort, Lake Tahoe (held concurrently with the WSAUA meeting) surgewest.org

Great news! AB 632 (prostate cancer screening) has one more small step to take that sends our bill to the Governor's desk next week. Many thanks to Assembly member Mike Gipson for introducing this bill and getting it to the home stretch! Asm. Mike A. Gipson conta.cc/3P7wsyX

For sure, @JJAndinoMD is a superstar on the make! Proud to have him in the Western Section AUA and joining our #advocacy efforts through the CUA California Medical Association! UCLA Urology peter bretan John S. Lam, MD, MBA, F Aaron Spitz, MD - America's favorite penis doctor Polina Reyblat Eugene Rhee, MD MBA Amer. Urol. Assn.

Thanks so much to John S. Lam, MD, MBA, F for his leadership as CUA President over the last 2 years. Your attention to detail & dedication help preserve #Urology practice in CA. Welcome new president Polina Reyblat! Fortunate to have you at the helm! #WSAUA23 Western Section AUA peter bretan @JJAndinoMD

Extremely informative address by California Medical Association Dustin Corcoran Dustin Corcoran at CUA annual meeting #WSAUA23 Western Section AUA this morning. Thank you Dustin Corcoran for your leadership to ensure sustainability of practice in CA, including increasing access for MediCal population. John S. Lam, MD, MBA, F

Kicking off #WSAUA23 mtg in beautiful #laketahoe w always brilliant John Prince, Harchy Gill (pres), Chris Porter & others. ⁦Steve Hytner⁩ (Steve Hytner aka ‘Kenny Banian’ on Seinfeld) standup @ past presidents dinner. ⁦Western Section AUA ⁩⁦Amer. Urol. Assn.⁩⁦USC Urology⁩

Thank you Bill Posey Aaron Bean Dr. Neal Dunn Rep. Garret Graves for standing up for patients by championing #PBM healthcare reforms! We hope you will continue to push to pass this legislation.

CMA Legislative Advocacy Day was on April 10 in Sacramento. Read the CUA Special Report by Dr. John Lam, CUA Immediate past-president. conta.cc/3Q95Per

Copay accumulators block the value of copay assistance from counting toward patient deductibles, but AB 2180 would help patients access treatments. Despite plans claiming otherwise, such legislation WON’T raise premiums. bit.ly/3QsgXTY#AllCop… @AsmKateSanchez

Our urology community relies on the breakthroughs made by California's life sciences industry. @CAGovernor – cutting the R&D Tax Credit will slow down research essential for patient care. #LifeSciences #CAGov #RDTaxCredit

The life sciences research conducted in CA is vital for patients. @CAGovernor – don’t cut the R&D tax incentives that drive advancements in patient care and treatment. #CAGov #LifeSciences #RDTaxCredit