CHA News

Reminder: First Hospital Equity Report Due Sept. 30

What’s happening: The first Hospital Equity Measures Report under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021) is due to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by Sept. 30. The reports must also include a plan to prioritize and address disparities for vulnerable populations identified in the submitted data.

AHA Extends Annual Survey Deadline

What’s happening: The American Hospital Association (AHA) is giving hospitals extra time to complete its Annual Survey, which will help health care leaders, policymakers, and researchers describe and understand hospital operations. The deadline has been extended to Aug. 11.  

Hospital Care in the Crosshairs

Over the past couple of weeks, as federal and state budget proposals have come into sharper focus, the details are shaping up to be grim for hospitals and the patients who rely on them. 

Federal, State Budget Proposals Threaten Health Care in California

What’s happening: Yesterday, Gov. Gavin Newsom released the May budget revision, which included proposals to pull away $1.6 billion in funding dedicated to health care organizations through last year’s Proposition 35. This came just days after the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a proposal to cut more than $715 billion from Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California).