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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies held a mark-up of its fiscal year 2013 appropriations bill today, reducing the HHS discretionary budget by $1.3 billion below current levels. If signed into law, the bill would restrict use of any HHS funds to implement the Affordable Care Act and would rescind funds authorized for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, Prevention and Public Health Fund and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. The legislation also would eliminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality effective Oct. 1, 2012. Members of the California congressional delegation on the subcommittee voted along party lines, with Rep. Jerry Lewis (R) joining the majority to pass the bill, and Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) and Barbara Lee (D) opposing the bill. While the legislation will likely pass the full appropriations committee, it will not pass the Senate. CHA expects a final budget to be resolved in a conference committee.
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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking comments, recommendations and other suggestions on how to revise the Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol. The OIG plans to revise the protocol to conform to current industry requirements, and to provide useful guidance to the health care industry. The OIG will use lessons learned from processing more than 800 disclosures and recovering more than $280 million over the past 14 years. The comment period closes Aug. 17. Attached is the Federal Register notice.
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The California Hospital Association (CHA) is pleased by today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). California’s hospitals have long supported the goal of expanding coverage to the uninsured. Today’s ruling means that California will continue to make progress towards this goal.
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CHA has joined with California’s safety-net hospitals on the Disproportionate-Share Hospital (DSH) Task Force to send a letter to members of the California congressional delegation urging them to protect the Medicaid program from any additional cuts to hospital payments. As the House searches for spending reductions to offset the elimination of cuts to defense spending, proposals have emerged to reduce states’ ability to use Medicaid provider taxes and DSH payments. These programs provide critical means for hospitals to bolster their ability to preserve health care services for the state’s most needy patients. CHA will continue to advocate against further cuts to hospitals as the House continues its budget reconciliation process. The DSH Task Force letter is attached.
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The California Health Benefit Exchange (CHBE) Board has reviewed the attached report, prepared by Milliman, which analyzes and compares health services covered by the 10 Essential Health Benefits (EHB) benchmark plans for the state. The analysis includes comprehensive tables that summarize the coverage status of potential benchmark plans, as well as differences between the plans.
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Below is a list of archived federal regulations with links to CHA’s corresponding actions, including summaries, comment letters, and DataSuite.
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CHA has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the agency’s Request for Information regarding State Flexibility to Establish a Basic Health Program Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers and various patient safety agencies, fentaNYL transdermal patches continue to be prescribed inappropriately to treat patients with acute pain and who are not opioid tolerant.
Recognizing this as an ongoing issue, the CHA Medication Safety Committee created a High Alert Medication Guideline – FentaNYL Transdermal Patch is attached. The guideline summarizes safe-use practices; however, it should be considered only a guideline.
