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IVMA neutral on state fee for pharmaceutical firms

March 1, 2008

Kuna, Idaho — Estimates of how much revenue the state might receive from a proposed annual fee for veterinary pharmaceutical firms in Idaho could be inflated by as much as double, according to the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA), which is taking a neutral stand on the measure.

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CVMA insurance broker to offer health coverage

March 1, 2008

Sacramento, Calif. — The California Veterinary Medical Association's (CVMA) Veterinary Insurance Service Co. (VISC) plans to roll out individual and small-group health-care coverage by April.

CVMA insurance program to offer group health coverage

February 5, 2008

The California Veterinary Medical Association's (CVMA) Veterinary Insurance Service Company (VISC) plans to roll out individual and small-group health care coverage by April.

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OVMA mulls facility ownership

January 1, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) leaders want members' feedback concerning whether the group should purchase its own building.

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NMVMA seeks improved regulation of alternative therapies

January 1, 2008

New Mexico — New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association (NMVMA) officials want to better define what constitutes the practice of veterinary medicine through the state's practice act.

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Lawsuit, injunction muddy CVMA insurance plans

January 1, 2008

Sacramento, Calif. — The California Veterinary Medical Association's (CVMA) former insurance broker is accusing the group and an ex-executive of using confidential documents in a "scheme" to start its own insurance business.

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CVMA confers with physical therapists on practice rules

December 1, 2007

Denver — The Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) met with the state's physical-therapy board to debate formal rules under a new statute that allows licensed therapists to work on animals if a veterinarian approves. Both groups are governed by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, which drafted the rules and will implement them.

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Wanted: executive director, WVMA

November 1, 2007

Madison, Wis. — The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA) soon plans to accept resumes for executive director.

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Controversy kills

August 1, 2007

A California bill requiring the sterilization of dogs and cats stirred up a hornet?s next of opposition, leaving its chief sponsor to come up with a less-divisive measure next year. Some 20,000 people protested to lawmakers, and the embattled California Veterinary Medical Association, an early co-sponsor, backed away after fielding thousands of complaints.

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