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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CA Reps Introduce Legislation to Address Nursing Shortage
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U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff (CA-30), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) introduced CHA-supported legislation to provide grant funding to nursing schools to expand their capacity to train nurses by hiring more nursing faculty to teach.
California Congressional Delegation Urges Action on Medicaid DSH Cuts
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In the U.S. House, 41 members of the California congressional delegation — more than three-quarters of California representatives — signed a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to take action on the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665), legislation to delay the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts that are scheduled for Oct. 1. In total, 231 members of...
Updates for the Week of May 8
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SNF Provider Preview Reports Available Until May 15
IRF Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines
LTCH Quality Reporting Data Submission Deadlines
SNF Quality Reporting Program Data Submission Deadlines
It’s All About the ‘We’ During National Hospital Week
The theme of the American Hospital Association’s National Hospital Week celebration this year is deceptively simple: “We Are Healthcare.”
Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities for Some Medications Extended
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The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have issued a temporary rule that extends telehealth prescribing flexibilities for buprenorphine and other controlled substances through Nov. 11, 2024.
Webinar Will Share Health Workforce Initiatives, Grant Opportunities
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It’s no secret that staffing shortages remain a top concern for many hospitals and health systems in California. To assist members looking to expand recruitment efforts, CHA is hosting a May 16 webinar with the Department of Health Care Access and Information on Health Workforce Initiatives.
AHA to Host Advocacy Day on June 6 in Washington, D.C.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) will host an in-person Advocacy Day event in Washington, D.C. on June 6 as Congress considers legislation on a number of issues affecting hospitals.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific impact analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. They are intended to show how Medicare inpatient fee-for-service payments would change from FFY 2023 to FFY 2024 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
CHA Issues Summaries of IPPS, LTCH PPS Proposed Rules
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CHA has issued comprehensive summaries of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rules. Comments on both proposed rules are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 9 and can be submitted online.
In-Person Consent Law Seminar Returns in Two Weeks
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CHA’s 2023 Consent Law Seminar, which will be held on May 23 & 31, with a livestream option, is designed to help hospitals stay current on important changes in the law. This is an opportunity to gain insights into legislative and regulatory updates and learn from frontline experiences.
