Action needed: Call or email your U.S. representative and urge them to sign on to a “Dear Colleague” letter asking the White House to enlist the support of federal agencies to investigate reports of anticompetitive behavior from nurse staffing agencies. These anticompetitive practices have exacerbated significant workforce challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Find your representative’s contact information […]
Action needed: Call and write your state senator and ask them to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 213 (Cortese, D-Silicon Valley), which would create a workers’ compensation presumption for acute care hospital employees, without any evidence of widespread or wrongful denial of benefits for workers injured on the job. Find contact information for your senator on the state Legislature’s site. Timing: […]
Action needed: Call or email your U.S. representative and urge them to co-sponsor the bipartisan Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963), which would allow hospitals and health systems to quickly access remaining funds from the Provider Relief Fund and expand flexibility for how and when the funds can be used. Find your representative’s contact […]
Action needed: Call or email your U.S. representative and urge them to sign on to a letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor asking the agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process included in the second No Surprises Act interim final rule. Find your representative’s contact information via this online directory. […]
Action needed: Call or email your U.S. representative and senator and urge them to support bipartisan legislation extending the deadline to spend Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments. Find your representative’s contact information via this online directory. Find your senator’s contact information via this online directory. Timing: Call or email your representative and senator by October […]
Action needed: Follow up with your state senators and assembly members to urge them to support a proposal through this year’s state budget process that would refocus 2030 hospital seismic requirements on emergency services and provide additional time for hospitals to comply. It is critical that hospitals maintain their presence with legislators to address some misinformation […]
Action needed: Call or email your U.S. representative and urge them to sign on to a California delegation letter to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Becerra calling for the urgent distribution of the remaining Provider Relief Funds. To find your representative’s contact information: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Ask your member of Congress to contact the sponsor of […]
Action needed: Call your state senators and assembly members and urge them to adopt a proposal through this year’s state budget process that would refocus 2030 hospital seismic requirements on emergency services and provide additional time for hospitals to comply as they begin the long recovery from the impact of the pandemic. CHA has created a […]
Action needed: Call your state senators and assembly members and urge them to adopt a proposal through this year’s state budget process that will refocus 2030 hospital seismic requirements on post-event emergency services. The proposal will also provide an additional seven years for hospitals to comply as they begin to recover from the financial toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional details on the proposal are in this one-page outline. To assist […]
Action Needed: Urge your U.S. senators and representatives to support bipartisan legislation that preserves program eligibility for certain 340B hospitals during the COVID-19 public health emergency. To find your senators’ contact information: www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm To find your representatives’ contact information: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Timing: Call or email your representatives and senators by July 2. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a reduction in inpatient hospital […]
