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What’s happening: With the governor’s Oct. 13 deadline to sign or veto legislation that made it to his desk, the first year of the 2025-26 legislative session has now concluded. CHA has issued a summary of key wins and losses for the year.
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What’s happening: CHA’s efforts to hold Anthem Blue Cross accountable for violating California’s patient protection laws took an important step forward this week: CHA filed its opening brief appealing a February ruling in which Judge Kenneth Freeman decided to abstain.
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What’s happening: With federal funding negotiations underway ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, CHA wrote to California’s congressional delegation urging action on key hospital priorities: disproportionate share hospital payments, sequestration, rural hospital care, telehealth flexibilities, site-neutral payment policies, and insurer accountability.
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A recent KFF poll underscores the public’s persistent and growing frustration with how profit-driven insurance companies create barriers in accessing health care services. Now, as providers look to transform health care delivery to be more efficient following sweeping federal funding cuts, insurance companies, too, must find better ways to serve patients.
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Earlier this week, CHA took the next step in an important lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross. The good news: A Los Angeles Superior Court previously sided with CHA on the merits of the case and recently denied Anthem’s efforts to close off appeal. The bad news: The court previously decided it would “abstain” from further involvement — that is, from providing a remedy. CHA has now filed paperwork to appeal that abstention and seek remedy.
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What’s happening: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services leadership has received commitments from multiple insurance companies to streamline prior authorization processes by cutting red tape, accelerating care decisions, and enhancing transparency for patients and providers.
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What’s happening: On June 30, CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of data collection and audit proposals that would increase Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO) transparency and accountability, ensuring appropriate and timely access to Medicare services.
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What’s happening: In a letter sent June 12, CHA urged all members of the California congressional delegation to support bipartisan legislation that would improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.