About Affordability
Health care is a basic human need, one that Californians rely on to live, grow, and prosper. Unfortunately, the cost of care has become too high for many working families. For years, California’s hospitals have made headway toward controlling costs. To ensure care for every Californian, the entire health care field must tighten its belt — insurance companies, physicians, labor unions, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and more. California’s hospitals stand ready to tackle this challenge through engagement with the Office of Health Care Affordability
CHA Comments on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s Board, Advisory Committee Meetings
Earlier this week, CHA commented on the June 2023 meetings of the Health Care Affordability Board and Advisory Committee. The letter focuses on the office’s market oversight functions, as well as key issues related to the office’s spending targets and data collection efforts.
CHA Comments on Office of Health Care Affordability’s Board Proceedings
Last month, CHA wrote to the Health Care Affordability Board to publicly comment on several important issues currently under discussion and consideration by the board.
CHA Issues Advocacy Alert Ahead of Hospital-Focused Congressional Committee Hearings
Last week, CHA issued an advocacy alert targeted to hospital members with representatives on the following committees, which have scheduled hospital-specific hearings later this week:
New Report Shows Patients Served by One in Five California Hospitals Are at Risk of Losing Their Hospital Due to Closure
SACRAMENTO (April 12, 2023) — The latest report from national health care management consulting firm Kaufman Hall shows that one in five California hospitals — dozens throughout the state — is at risk of closure. Hospitals have faced a perfect storm of COVID-related losses, crippling inflation, and systemic underfunding by government payers — Medi-Cal and […]
Hospital Finance Week
CHA will address five critical aspects of hospital finance during Finance Week – one topic per day, five days in a row, with experts offering guidance and answering questions each day. Five days, five webinars. This is where the information you need, dry or not, is delivered by people who understand why you need it […]