Most members can get back more than the investment of their dues dollars in members-only discounts and services!

Legal Services

CMA On-Call: CMA On-Call is an online library with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date legal information on a variety of subjects of everyday importance to practicing physicians. Free to CMA members ($2 per page for nonmembers). Accessable online at the members-only website or by calling CMA Member Help Line 800.786.4262.

Legal Help Line: CMA legal help line provides immediate assistance for HR, medical, regulatory or legal questions. Free to CMA members. Not available to nonmembers. 800.786.4262.

Financial Services

CMA Credit Card: Physicians can show their CMA pride with CMA-branded credit cards from Bank of America.

Apply today for the CMA rewards credit card and you’ll receive competitive interest rates, a premier rewards program, and free access to a personal assistant via the MyConciergeSM service all while supporting a cause you believe in.

Click here to learn more or to apply for the CMA Platinum Plus® MasterCard® Credit Card with WorldPoints® Rewards or call 1-800-932-2775 and mention priority code UABCFR.

Practice Financing: Members get reduced loan administration fees from Banc of America Practice Solutions (a subsidiary of Bank of America) for software upgrades, practice expansion, and equipment purchasing. A members-only coupon code is required to access this benefit. Get your code by calling CMA's Member Help Line 800.786.4262.

Heartland Payment Systems: Members receive exclusive discounts and a three-year rate guarantee on Heartland Payment System’s suite of financial services, which includes credit card processing, payroll services, check management and real time health benefits eligibility verification. Heartland offers a full suite of services to meet the needs of the health care market, including ConfirmPaySM, a payment portal that processes credit card and ACH transactions with real time insurance verification and patient responsibility estimator for over 400 insurance carriers. Heartland Payment Systems also has local sales and service professionals who specialize in the health care industry and a 24/7/365 live customer service team. For more information, call 866/941-1477 or visit www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com.

Insurance

Medical, Workers' Comp, Life, Disability, Long-Term Care and More: Members receive discounted rates on insurance products for solo, small, medium and large groups. Marsh Affinity Group Services, 800.842.3761

Professional Development

CME Tracking/Credentialing: CMA's Institute for Medical Quality, certifies CME activity for credentialing purposes to the Medical Board of California, as well as to hospitals, health plans, speciality societies, and others. CME certification is $29 a year for members, $49 for nonmembers. IMQ, 415.882.5151 or www.imq.org.

CMA Webinar Series: CMA's webinar series gives physicians the opportunity to watch live presentations on important topics of interest
and interact with legal and financial experts from the comfort of their homes or offices. The webinars are free to CMA members and their staff. www.cmanet.org/calendar

Health Information Technology (HIT)

HIT Resource Center: CMA is closely monitoring the HIT standards development process, and will be updating our online resource center as new information becomes available. www.cmanet.org/hit

EHR Webinar Series: To help members begin to assess their HIT needs, CMA has partnered with Maxwell IT to provide members with complimentary registration to the EHR Best Practices Series webinars. Maxwell IT is a national education/consulting program endorsed by state medical associations to help physician practices learn how to select and implement EHRs. A members-only coupon code is required to access this benefit. Call CMA Member Help Line 800.786.4262

Epocrates: CMA members get a discount on all Epocrates mobile and online products. Save 30% on subscriptions to Epocrates products such as the #1 rated Epocrates® Essentials. Epocrates provides point-of-care access (via mobile devices and the web) to information on drugs, diseases and diagnostics. Members can click here to access their discount.

Publications

CMA Alert Newsletter: CMA's biweekly e-newsletter provides up-to-date information on many issues of critical importance to California physicians. Advertising opportunities available. Distributed via email or fax to all CMA members. Subscribe online at www.cmanet.org/news/alert_sub.asp or call 800.786.4262.

CMA's Legislative Hot List: CMA's Legislative Hot List distributed weekly during the legislative session, follows the progress of CMA-sponsored bills and other bills of interest to physicians as they move through the legislative process. Subscribe online at www.cmanet.org/news/hotlist.asp or call 916.551.2887.

CMA's In the News: CMA's daily news roundup, "In the News" provides a quick but meaningful overview of the day's health care news. Subscribe online at www.cmanet.org/news/press_clips.asp or call 916.551.2072.

Other Supplies and Resources

Staples: Save up to 80% on office supplies and equipment from Staples, Inc. Visit member website to access the members-only discount link.

MedicAlert: MedicAlert is a nonprofit foundation with over 50 years of lifesaving experience identifying and providing vital medical information to emergency personnel for over 4 million members worldwide. CMA members and their patients save $10 on new adult enrollments and $2.95 on Kid smart enrollments. MedicAlert, www.medicalert.org/cma or 800.253.7880.

Security Prescriptions: Get 15% off tamper-resistant security prescription pads and printer paper. RxSecurity, http://www.rxsecurity.com/cma.php

Magazine Subscriptions: 50% off subscriptions to hundreds of popular magazines. Subscription Services Inc, www.buymags.com/cma or 800.289.6247.

Car Rentals: Save up to 25% on car rentals for business or personal travel. Member-only coupon codes are required to access the benefit. Get your code by calling CMA's Member Help Line 800.786.4262. Avis, or call 800.331.1212; Hertz, or call 800.654.2200.

Click here for a printable version of CMA's 2010 Member Benefits.