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.
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OHCA Releases Penalty Regulations, Kicking Off Final Advocacy Opportunity
What’s happening: On Oct. 9, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) published draft regulations outlining the process by which it would enforce its spending caps, including rules for determining which entities will be subject to performance improvement plans and penalties, as well as how penalties would be calculated.
DHCS Releases Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files
What’s happening: On Sept. 25, the Department of Health Care Services uploaded three new hospital data sets that hospitals must download before the files are deleted on Nov. 13.
CHA’s 2026 Report on State Legislation Highlights Implications for Hospitals
What’s happening: On Wednesday, CHA released the 2026 Report on State Legislation, designed to help hospitals navigate the many health care-related bills the governor has signed into law.
CHA Takes Positions on Four Statewide Ballot Measures
What’s happening: Next month, voters will weigh in on 14 statewide ballot propositions. CHA has taken positions on four measures with significant implications for hospitals and health care, along with its previously reported support for Proposition 2.
CHA Urges Practical Approach to Implementation of Weapons Detection Screening Regulations
What’s happening: CHA has submitted comments to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board on the draft regulations to implement the weapons detection screening required under Assembly Bill 2975.
Time with California’s Presumptive Next Governor
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As former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra continues to dominate in the polls less than a month from Election Day, CHA is taking every opportunity to build connections with him and his team ahead of a critical period for health care policy in California.
Join Webinar to Learn More About the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge
What’s happening: On Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. (PT), the American Hospital Association (AHA) will host a webinar featuring representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), who will discuss the voluntary Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge and how hospitals can participate.
CHA Files Amicus Letter in Lawsuit Challenging 2027 MCO Tax
What’s happening: CHA and other provider associations have filed an amicus letter supporting a legal challenge to the replacement managed care organization (MCO) tax enacted in the 2026-27 budget.
Input Needed By Monday for Distressed Hospital Grant Program Applications
What’s happening: Earlier this week, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) released the application for the Distressed Hospital Grant Program, which will provide up $135.5 million in grants to hospitals in significant financial distress.
Analysis Available for FFY 2027 Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
What's happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 Medicare inpatient hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program, using the second quarter 2026 Care Compare data update.
