The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
Newsroom
CHA Urges OHCA to Adopt One-Year, Modified Target
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What’s happening: In its formal comment letter submitted earlier this week to the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), CHA urged the office to modify its 3%, five-year spending growth target proposal and instead adopt a one-year target that reflects key drivers of health care spending. What else to know: OHCA must adopt its final...
CHA Unveils Appellate Advocacy Tracker
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What’s happening: CHA has released an appellate advocacy tracker that reports CHA’s amicus efforts to provide courts with important factual context and legal analysis, highlighting the ramifications of legal issues for hospitals.
What else to know: The tracker contains both the links to the amicus documents that CHA files and the outcome of these efforts.
House Passes First Package to Fund Federal Government, Includes Health Provisions
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What’s happening: The U.S. House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which will fund a portion of the federal government through the end of the fiscal year. The package includes a group of CHA-supported health care provisions important to hospitals. What else to know: Congress has until March 22 to pass a second package...
Recording of IRF Review Choice Demonstration Webinar Available
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What’s happening: In August 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration (IRF RCD) Program in Alabama. CMS plans to expand the program to several other states, including California. What else to know: On Feb. 13, CHA hosted a webinar on the IRF RCD; a recording...
HQI and AQIPS Will Host 2024 Patient Safety Evaluation System Virtual Summit
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What’s happening: Hospital Quality Institute and the Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety will host the Patient Safety Evaluation System 2024 Virtual Summit on May 21-22 from 8 a.m. to noon (PT). What else to know: The summit will provide information on how to improve communication internally and with patients and strengthen patient care...
CMS Issues Enforcement Discretion Guidance for Prior Authorization Standards
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued enforcement discretion guidance for entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) that are implementing certain prior authorization application programming interfaces (APIs).
What else to know: This is in response to finalized policies to advance interoperability and electronic prior authorization processes.
DHCS Releases Distinct-Part Nursing and Subacute Rates
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What’s happening: Last week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) posted updated payment rates for distinct-part nursing facilities (DP-NF) and distinct-part subacute facilities (DP-SA) for adults and pediatrics. What else to know: Now that DP-NF and DP-SA services have been fully carved into Medi-Cal managed care plans’ (MCPs) scope of benefits, DHCS has...
DHCS Issues Private Hospital Supplemental Funds Round B Payments
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What’s happening: Over the past two weeks, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued Private Hospital Supplemental Fund Round B payments to hospitals eligible for the program in fiscal year 2023-24.
What else to know: This round of payments to the approximately 90 eligible hospitals totaled roughly $60 million.
CMS Approves Calendar Year 2022 Medi-Cal Managed Care Rates
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What’s happening: On Feb. 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Medi-Cal managed care rates for the rating period from Jan. 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2022.
What else to know: Copies of the federal approval letters are available on CHA’s Hospital Fee Program web page under Program 7.
CHA Encourages Members to Participate in the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard
What’s happening: CHA is endorsing member participation in the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers accountable for timely and accurate reimbursement.
