What’s happening: CHA and other provider associations have filed an amicus letter supporting a legal challenge to the replacement managed care organization (MCO) tax enacted in the 2026-27 budget.
What’s happening: Earlier this week, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) released the application for the Distressed Hospital Grant Program, which will provide up $135.5 million in grants to hospitals in significant financial distress.
What's happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 Medicare inpatient hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program, using the second quarter 2026 Care Compare data update.
What's happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has released the calendar year 2027 draft rates for Distinct Part Nursing Facilities, Level B, which are open for public comments until Oct. 16.
What's happening: On Oct. 1, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented Medi-Cal eligibility changes required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
What’s happening: Since the final federal approvals on the Hospital Fee Program fee-for-service (FFS) components were not approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Oct. 1, the fee and payment timing shared with hospitals in July will be revised.
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting hospitals and Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) for a Value-Based Payment (VBP) Contracting Conference on Oct. 15 in Sacramento.
What's happening: CHA DataSuite has issued two quality hospital-specific analyses with updated second quarter 2026 Care Compare data:
Quality program measure trends
Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program
What’s happening: Members are invited to join a webinar on Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. (PT) to hear more about CHA DataSuite and how hospitals can get the most from their impact analysis.
What’s happening: On Sept. 22, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) hosted an ad hoc stakeholder advisory committee focusing on the transition of approximately 2 million Medi-Cal members with unsatisfactory immigration status to Medi-Cal fee-for-service.
