As students head back into the classroom after more than a year of remote learning, Mental Health America has released a Back to School toolkit, “Facing Fears, Supporting Students” to help address some of the trauma that the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused.
Today marks the deadline for all health care workers in California to be vaccinated to remain employed at a hospital, per a public health order issued in August.
On Sept. 30, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury released an interim final rule providing additional regulations implementing the No Surprises Act.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has awarded nearly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program-funded health centers for major health care construction and renovation projects — including $139,140,656 to 166 organizations in California.
For hospitals that might be interested in hiring or helping to resettle Afghan refugees, the State Department recommends using its website as a starting point. Business, philanthropies, and NGOs seeking to address urgent needs may contact [email protected] to let them know how their organization can help.
An upcoming two-part webinar series — free and hosted by Physicians for a Healthy California’s GME Startup Solutions and HORNE LLP — seeks to empower graduate medical education (GME) champions to grow and diversify California’s physician workforce pipeline.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) invites health care facilities to complete a brief survey (five to seven minutes) to support the equitable allocation of the limited supply of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19.
CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the final rule that finalizes certain payment parameters and additional policy changes for health insurance issuers and the health insurance marketplaces (exchanges), applicable to the 2022 plan year and beyond. The final rule is effective Nov. 26.
Providers who believe their Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 3 payment was not calculated correctly can request a reconsideration. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will accept PRF reconsideration requests for Phase 3 payments until 8:59:59 p.m. (PT) on Nov. 12.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
