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Date: May 20, 2025
Time: 12:15pm-1:15pm

Understanding California’s Fertility Coverage Laws: What Physicians Need to Know about SB 600 & SB 729

Get up to speed on California’s evolving fertility coverage landscape, including fertility preservation, the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, and fertility services. Join the California Medical Association (CMA) for a one-hour webinar exploring two key laws - SB 600 (2019, Portantino) and SB 729 (2024, Menjivar) - and what they mean for physician practices.

This webinar will walk practices through the differences between the laws, the scope of the coverage mandates, which product types are affected, and the status of regulatory guidance. We will also discuss practice implications, such as eligibility and benefits, utilization management considerations, and implications for payor contracting.

Whether your practice provides infertility services or you’re looking to better inform your patients about their infertility coverage rights, this webinar will provide valuable insights.

This webinar is only available to CMA members and their staff.
CMA members' staff: Contact Events@cmadocs.org with your physician's name and we will register you.

Presenters:

Sheirin Ghoddoucy, Sr. Legal Counsel, Director of Legal Advocacy, CMA
As Senior Legal Counsel and Director of Legal Advocacy, Sheirin Ghoddoucy serves as the lead attorney on CMA’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts, and advises on managed care, provider reimbursement, and health care policy and access issues. Sheirin brings over a decade of experience regulating health insurance, and worked closely on California’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, as well as a range of legislative and regulatory efforts related to health care coverage, health insurance regulation and oversight, mental health parity, and health care access and equity, among other health law matters.

Jodi Black, Vice President, Center for Economic Services, CMA
As Vice President of the Center for Economic Services, Jodi Black leverages more than 25 years of experience to champion physician policy and practice issues and lead impactful advocacy efforts across the state. Jodi’s advocacy focuses on addressing issues including network adequacy, regulatory engagement, and complex managed care and Medi-Cal policy, claims, and contracting issues. Her broad skill set enables her to effectively advocate for and support the unique needs of physician practices.