About Hospital Fee Program
The Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) Program and all of its statutory provisions were made permanent through the passage of CHA’s ballot initiative, the Medi-Cal Funding and Accountability Act (Proposition 52), in the November 2016 general election. While this provides the framework for all future hospital fee programs, future iterations must adhere to federal regulations related to health-care provider taxes. Further, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) must obtain all necessary federal approvals. View the hospital fee program federal approvals received to date, for the programs beginning on or after January 2014.
Hospital Fee Program Invoices Due Aug. 27
Hospital Fee Program NPI List Due Aug. 22
Finance and Reimbursement Conference Will Examine Impact of State, Federal Regulations, Policies
Hospital Fee Program 9 Approval Takes Key Step Forward
What’s happening: On July 1, the Department of Health Care Services submitted an amended and completed directed payment preprint for Hospital Quality Assurance Fee Program 9 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Hospital Fee Program 9 (2024)
With each Hospital Fee Program renewal, DHCS retrieves the requisite hospital data and updates the fee and payment model as directed under the authorizing legislation found under state law (specifically, the Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2013 codified at Welfare and Institutions Code sections 14169.50 through 14169.76).
Hospital Finance Week: Medi-Cal Updates/Hospital Fee Program
Get intel on the latest changes to the Hospital Fee Program and CHA’s perspective on recent Medi-Cal updates. Topics to be covered include:
Review of the new Hospital Fee Program (Program 7)
Medi-Cal Reform (CalAIM)
Medi-Cal Managed Care Changes