What’s happening: As previously shared with member hospitals via email, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has shifted the timing of fees and payments for the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) program attributable to the managed care pass-through cycle for the Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024, period.
What else to know: The fees associated with this cycle are now due April 8, 2025.
These payments were initially scheduled to be made to Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) in January 2025, with hospitals receiving cash 30-45 days thereafter. DHCS has updated its timing so that payments to MCPs are scheduled to occur in April 2025 with payments made to hospitals approximately 30-45 days thereafter.
Contact Adam Dorsey, group vice president, financial policy, at adorsey@calhospital.org, or Jesse Delis, vice president, financial policy, at jdelis@calhospital.org.
