What’s happening: CHA has issued its draft comments in response to the federal fiscal year 2026 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule, highlighting the inadequate proposed net payment update.
What’s happening: The agenda for CHA’s 2025 Disaster Planning Conference, taking place Sept. 9-10 in Sacramento, has been finalized. This year’s agenda highlights responses and solutions from various disasters and provides value to any disaster professional regardless of experience level.
What’s happening: The Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has proposed emergency regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023). According to EMSA’s notice, these will be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law on June 12.
What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted comments to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on the administration’s proposal to redirect Proposition (Prop) 35 (2024) funding, rather than allocating it for provider payment increases as voters intended.
What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter 25-17, which reviews notice requirements for the transfer and discharge of skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents.
What’s happening: The Center for Data Insights and Innovation (CDII) is conducting a survey of Data Exchange Framework (DxF) participants to evaluate progress and identify opportunities to further accelerate data exchange.
What’s happening: As of May 5, responsibility for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance will move from the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) Immunization Branch to its Coronavirus Control Branch.
What’s happening: Ahead of next week’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meeting, CHA submitted comments urging the board to reevaluate both its statewide spending cap (set at 3.5% for 2026) and its “high-cost” hospital spending cap (set at 1.8% for 2026).
A couple of weeks ago, California’s Senate and Assembly appropriations committees determined which bills should move forward and which should be held this year based on estimated costs to the state.
A recent piece in the Orange County Register that took a deep dive into California’s grocery prices calls to mind compelling parallels with the state’s ongoing push for lower health care costs.