What’s happening: Covered California, Cal Healthcare Compare, and CalPERS — with support from state agencies, health plans, hospitals, and improvement organizations — have joined forces in a new collaborative that aims to create a statewide framework for quality alignment and improvement in hospitals across California.
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Capitated Rates Development Division is asking providers to confirm their contact info as part of its ongoing efforts to maintain accurate and up-to-date contact information.
What’s happening: On Dec. 3 from 2:30- 4 p.m. (PT), a panel of CHA experts will cover key legislation from the 2025 session, highlight crucial deadlines, and answer members’ questions.
What’s happening: The Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) board convened on Nov. 19 to discuss several items, most notably its newly released Investigative Study of Hospital Market Competition in Monterey County. CHA voiced deep concerns with the one-sided study and urged the office to course-correct to restore confidence that regulated entities will be treated fairly.
Year after year, on the last Thursday of November, the country takes a breath.
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has outlined its schedule for issuing “catch-up” payments to hospitals in December, reflecting congressional action that delayed pending cuts to disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs).
What’s happening: On Nov. 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued preliminary guidance on new federal requirements for Medicaid health care-related taxes (i.e., provider taxes) included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
What’s happening: Last week, the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) released updated critical care and specialty program regulations.
What’s happening: Last week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) presented at the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health, sharing its perspective on how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will impact California. The LAO stressed the need for legislative oversight and possible policy action to minimize harm, and urged lawmakers to keep long-term system impacts and health equity at the forefront of their decision-making.
What’s happening: A bill passed earlier this year reaffirms existing protections related to immigration enforcement action at California hospitals. CHA has released a hospital compliance primer with more details, including steps hospitals should take to demonstrate their compliance with the new law.
