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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued two All Facilities Letters (AFL) related to hospital fair pricing policies and debt collection procedures and certified nurse assistants.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released additional resources to help facilities and providers deliver good faith estimates (GFEs) to uninsured/self-pay patients as required by the No Surprises Act (NSA). This requirement became effective Jan. 1, 2022.
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As California hospitals face increased patient volumes due to the Omicron variant surge, CHA reminds members that it is permissible to post signage outside the emergency department directing the public to alternative COVID-19 testing locations.
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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting portal is now open for Period 2 reporting.
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On Monday, the 120 members of the state Legislature — 40 senators and 80 Assembly members — reconvened in Sacramento to begin the second term of this two-year legislative session.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On Jan. 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 booster shots for ages 12-15. Citing lab studies and Israeli data, the FDA has shortened the time frame between completion of the primary vaccination series with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot — the only one authorized for anyone 12 and […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule rescinding the Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing model. The MFN rule would have required CMS to pay the lowest price paid by any comparable Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country for at least 50 separately payable […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.CHA has submitted comments to the Medical Board of California (MBC) on its proposal to modify the requirement for physicians and other licensees to notify patients about MBC’s role in licensing and disciplining these professionals. Current law allows licensees to comply with the requirement by posting signage […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On behalf of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Aurrera Health Group has released an Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Provider Toolkit and Community Supports Explainer. In addition, DHCS is hosting a webinar at 9 a.m. (PT) on Jan. 7 that will include an update on ECM and Community Supports implementation and review the new provider resources, including the […]