What’s happening: As a reminder, all hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol — required under Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023) — to the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) annually on or before June 30. CHA recommends hospitals submit their protocols as soon as possible.
(more…)Reminder: Hospital APOT Reduction Protocols Due June 30
Hospitals Must Weigh in on Penalties, Updated Market Oversight Rules at June 24 OHCA Board Meeting
What’s happening: The Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) board meets next week to discuss the proposed spending target penalties, draft changes to the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations, and health care spending trends from 2023-2024. Hospitals’ help is needed to push back against the exorbitant penalties proposed by OHCA; see CHA’s alert for guidance and resources.
(more…)Cal RHTP Partnership Pathway Assessment – Participant Information
The California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA), the California Hospital Association (CHA), and the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) are partnering to form the Rural Connection Coalition (RCC) to conduct a statewide needs assessment focused on identifying organizational needs, potential project concepts, and partnership opportunities in advance of upcoming CalRHT funding opportunities.
Join us as we discuss a newly developed needs assessment tool designed specifically for hospitals, FQHCs, clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, and Tribal entities. This tool will allow health care organizations to find partners to develop proposals for CalRHT funding and allow each participant to list the strengths it can bring to a partnership as well as the gaps it would like to fill.
Speakers will detail how to use the needs assessment tool and address how the coalition effort will help:
- Identify gaps, opportunities, and areas where our organizations may be able to support, convene, or partner on future projects.
- Encourage organizations to begin thinking early about potential partnerships and CalRHT applications.
- Better understand statewide needs, priorities, and which organizations are planning to pursue funding opportunities.
Brie Colangelo
California Primary Care Association (CPCA)
Dietmar Grellmann
Senior Vice President, Policy
California Hospital Association (CHA)
Lily Lau, PhD
President-Elect
California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA)
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Cal RHTP Partnership Pathway Assessment Webinar
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
9:00 – 10:00 a.m., pacific time
The California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA), the California Hospital Association (CHA), and the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) are partnering to form the Rural Connection Coalition (RCC) to conduct a statewide needs assessment focused on identifying organizational needs, potential project concepts, and partnership opportunities in advance of upcoming CalRHT funding opportunities.
Join us as we discuss a newly developed needs assessment tool designed specifically for hospitals, FQHCs, clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, and Tribal entities. This tool will allow health care organizations to find partners to develop proposals for CalRHT funding and allow each participant to list the strengths it can bring to a partnership as well as the gaps it would like to fill.
Speakers will detail how to use the needs assessment tool and address how the coalition effort will help:
- Encourage organizations to begin thinking early about potential partnerships and CalRHT applications.
- Better understand statewide needs, priorities, and which organizations are planning to pursue funding opportunities.
- Identify gaps, opportunities, and areas where our organizations may be able to support, convene, or partner on future projects.
California Hospitals Oppose Billionaire Tax Ballot Measure
SACRAMENTO (June 11, 2026) — The California Hospital Association is aligned with a broad coalition of health care organizations, unions, and everyday Californians in opposition to a ballot measure that would impose a tax on California’s wealthiest residents.
(more…)Provider Enrollment Information Available on Vaccines for Children Program
What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released provider enrollment information on the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program.
(more…)Psychiatric Hospital Staffing Ratios Closing Beds Across CA, CHA News Release Warns
What’s happening: On Tuesday, CHA issued a news release describing how new staffing ratios for acute care psychiatric hospitals are forcing bed closures and driving youth and adults in mental health crisis into overcrowded emergency departments.
(more…)CHA-Sponsored Ballot Initiative Advances to November
Late last week, the CHA-sponsored initiative to give health care workers a voice in how their hard-earned dues money is spent on political campaigns qualified for the November 2026 ballot.
(more…)CHA Formally Opposes Billionaire Tax Act
What’s happening: Earlier today, CHA issued a news release aligning with a broad coalition of health care organizations, unions, and everyday Californians in opposition to a ballot measure that would impose a tax on the state’s wealthiest residents.
(more…)Applications Open for HCAI Behavioral Health Workforce Funding
What’s happening: Hospitals should consider applying for a new, multi-year $196 million behavioral health workforce recruitment and retention program recently launched by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).
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