What’s happening: On Nov. 28, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) released a revised version of the cost and market impact review regulations, alongside an accompanying notice. What else to know: The final regulations are expected to be effective on Jan. 1, 2024, for transactions intended to be completed on or after April 1,...
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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder, playwright
What’s happening: The regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021), which requires hospitals to submit annual reports to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) on measures related to health equity, are effective as of June 4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including but not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities.
Last week, 246 members of the House of Representatives, including 35 from California, signed a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Azar urging him to use his authority to address recent actions taken by pharmaceutical companies that undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
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California — and all of America for that matter — is at a crossroads when it comes to health care. Between dramatic change spurred by technological advancements and a clear need to preserve access to quality care, our health care system is primed for new ways of thinking.
Fortunately, there are many good ideas about how to answer the key questions that matter to people and their families:
Who will pay for health care, and how will it be paid for?
Can we make care better without breaking the bank?
Is technology the answer?
From where will tomorrow’s doctors, nurses and health professionals come?
Government, of course, will have an important role to play in answering these questions. The decisions lawmakers make today will shape California’s health care landscape for generations.
With lives in the balance, soundbites aren’t solutions. Health policy is complex and continuously evolving. California’s political leaders need detailed information from credible sources, so they can make informed decisions.
This is why the California Hospital Association has launched the Future of Health Care Conversation Series. Elected leaders and their staff, stakeholders, and influencers will benefit from in-depth analyses from experts with differing opinions. Diverse perspectives from inside and outside of health care can inspire and inform efforts to develop consensus-based policies that ensure people get the best possible care regardless of where they live, their ethnicity, their economic standing, or their immigration status.
We’re bringing America’s best minds together… to go deeper, disagree, and drive smart policy.
The Future of Health Care Conversation Series convenes the foremost experts and innovators to explore strategies and solutions to our health care challenges. In sharing this information, we aim to equip policymakers with the understanding and perspective needed to address the substantive challenges facing health care in California.
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The series will provide a platform to air ideas and solutions about how to address California’s most pressing health care issues.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule updating the skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 7.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would establish two new mandatory payment models: the Radiation Oncology Model (RO model) and the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices Model (ETC model).
On Nov. 30, a federal district court in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement.
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