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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CHA Alert: Urge Lawmakers to Support Funding for Distressed Hospital Loan Program
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What’s happening: Yesterday, CHA issued an alert asking members to write to the Senate and Assembly budget committee chairs and support the request for a one-time appropriation of $300 million for the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, as well as statutory changes to advance the program.
OHCA Must Protect Workforce Stability, CHA Argues Ahead of April 22 Board Meeting
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What’s happening: Today, CHA submitted a letter to the Office of Health Care Affordability board urging it to account for all health care workers — not just those covered by collective bargaining agreements — in setting and adjusting the spending targets, or risk undermining broader workforce stability.
Setting the Record Straight: Another Misleading Commentary
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A recent commentary from an academic whose primary source of funding is a national profit-focused insurance company takes unjust aim at hospitals and the vital care they provide to Californians throughout the state.
Continuing to Hold the Office of Health Care Affordability Accountable
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“California hospitals will be facing severe funding losses.”
“If hospitals are starved for the funds they require to operate, they will be forced to cut back on services.”
“OHCA’s actions threaten the viability of the entire health care delivery system.”
These quotes from CHA’s latest legal filing in our lawsuit against the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) underscore what’s at stake for hospitals across California.
EMSA Re-Releases Chapter 6 and AB 40 Regulations for Comments
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What’s happening: Last week, the Emergency Medical Services Authority re-released two regulatory packages: Chapter 6 Specialty Designation Regulations (trauma, STEMI/stroke, emergency medical services care for children) and Assembly Bill (AB) AB 40 Regulations (ambulance patient offload times).
DHCS Issues RFI to Shape Comprehensive Hospital Value Strategy
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued a request for information that seeks to collect input from stakeholders and shape DHCS’ comprehensive “Hospital Value Strategy.” The RFI deadline is April 17.
SEIU-UHW Submits Signatures for Compensation Cap Initiative
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What’s happening: Last week, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) announced it had submitted over 1 million signatures in support of the Health Care Endangerment Act. The initiative filed by the union would arbitrarily cap the earnings of health care professionals — forcing quality doctors, nurses, and health care leaders out of California.
CHA Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Hospital Duty of Care
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What’s happening: CHA has filed an amicus brief (friend of the court) in a lawsuit involving a member of the medical staff at Hoag Memorial Hospital. The case involved allegations of misconduct by a physician at his private office and at home, not at the hospital. Although the physician had clinical privileges at the hospital, under California law, he was not employed by Hoag.
New Anthem Policy Driven by Profits, Not Patients
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Earlier this week, CHA sent a pointed letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross of California, calling out the insurance behemoth’s new multistate payment policy — an unjust and harmful practice that will penalize California hospitals for providing care to patients involving non-participating physicians or providers.
State Submits Hospital Fee Program 10 to CMS
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What’s happening: Last week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted its Hospital Fee Program tax model for calendar year 2026 (Program 10) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
