About Finance & Reimbursement
Vulnerable Californians who rely on the care provided by California hospitals are at risk. Driven by skyrocketing costs for labor, pharmaceuticals, regulatory mandates, and more, 53% of all hospitals statewide lose money every day to deliver patient care.
That isn’t sustainable. And California is already seeing the frightening result: rural health care services being cut to the bone, severe behavioral health care needs not being met, and more.
Action Needed for Prescribers: Ensure Enrollment as Medi-Cal FFS Provider
What’s happening: Beginning on June 26, claims and prior authorizations will not be processed by Medi-Cal Rx if the prescribing health care provider is not enrolled in Medi-Cal fee-for-service (FFS) with a Type 1 National Provider Identifier (NPI).
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2027 Wage Index and Occupational Mix Data
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific impact analysis of Medicare’s revised public use files (PUFs) data for the development of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 hospital wage index and occupational mix data.
Issue Brief: Time Is Running Short to Save Hospitals, Preserve Access to Health Care
Medicare and Medi-Cal underfunding have put the health care system on the precipice.
Key Messages: California’s Health Care System Is on Life Support
The risk of losing access to critical health care services for Californians has never been greater.