What’s happening: The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meets next week, with votes agendized on the scope, range, and justification factors for both spending target penalties and procedural penalties. Hospitals must push back on the unprecedented penalties OHCA has proposed; see CHA’s alert for guidance and resources. 

What’s happening: Applications for the California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) Program’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization grant will close on Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. (PT).

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2028 wage index and occupational mix data.  

What’s happening: CHA joined a CalChamber-led coalition in submitting comments on the California Labor Workforce Development Agency’s modifications to the proposed Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) regulations. 

What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific analyses of the calendar year (CY) 2027 CY outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule and the Medicare home health prospective payment system proposed rule. 

Headed into the final couple of weeks of this year’s state legislative session, CHA is focused on a key piece of legislation related to artificial intelligence (AI). 

What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) held its quarterly Stakeholder Advisory Committee meeting on Aug. 19, providing updates on the state budget and other key developments from the state’s Medi-Cal agency. 

What’s happening: On Aug. 14, CHA met with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to discuss Hospital Fee Program 9 fee-for-service (FFS) approval, as well as an updated timeline for Program 10 resubmission.

What’s happening: On Aug. 5, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) hosted a Supplier Diversity Commission Meeting that covered the reporting results from 2026 so far, with 348 hospitals that submitted on time.