What’s happening: In a joint letter to the California congressional delegation, CHA and the California Medical Association (CMA) asked members to support access to health care for all Californians in year-end legislation.
What else to know: Critical federal health care legislation on Medicaid, Medicare, and telehealth will be up for votes in December.
In the letter, CHA and CMA specifically ask members of Congress to:
- Continue delaying the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program payment cuts
- Replace Medicare physician cuts with an inflation update
- Support an extension of telehealth opportunities
