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
New Chair and Members Elected to CHA Board of Trustees
What’s happening: Julie Sprengel, President of Dignity Health California, a member of CommonSpirit Health, will lead CHA’s Board of Trustees for 2026.
CHA Joins ‘Future of Medi-Cal’ Advisory Group
What’s happening: CHA’s Adam Dorsey, group vice president, financial policy, has been named as one of 50 new advisory group members for the state’s Future of Medi-Cal Commission.
CHA Publishes New Advocacy Materials on Priority Issues for 2026
What’s happening: CHA’s board has approved three advocacy priorities for California hospitals in 2026: Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), Securing Hospitals, and Ballot Initiatives. New and updated advocacy materials for two of these priority issues are available on CHA’s website.
HCAI to Highlight Tips for Collaboration in Hospital Construction at Jan. 14 Webinar
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information is hosting a complimentary webinar from 1:30 to 3 p.m. (PT) on Jan. 14 that will focus on fostering a Collaborative Inspection Approach to Hospital Construction.
Download Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files by Feb. 5
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.
What’s happening: On Dec. 26, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uploaded three new hospital-directed payment encounter files, available via the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) site. The SFTP site is not intended for long-term storage, so files will be deleted Feb. 5.
2026-27 State Budget to be Released Tomorrow
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What’s happening: Governor Gavin Newsom will release his proposed budget for 2026-27 tomorrow, kicking off the state budget process and legislative budget hearings that will continue until the budget is finalized this summer.
CMS Awards California $234M in Rural Transformation Grant Funding
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What’s happening: On Dec. 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) award announcements. While all 50 states were awarded RHTP funds, California earned an award of $233.6 million in the first year, the third-highest dollar amount award of any state.
Impact Analyses Available for OPPS and Home Health Final Rules
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What’s happening: DataSuite has issued two hospital-specific analyses of calendar year (CY) 2026 final rules on the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and Medicare home health. The OPPS analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2025 to 2026. The home health analysis is intended to show home health agencies how Medicare fee-for-service payments may change from CY 2025 to CY 2026.
Immediate Compliance with New Acute Psychiatric Hospital Staff Ratios Would Close Patient Beds, CHA Argues
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What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted a letter to the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Center for Health Care Quality to recommend several changes to the draft regulations on acute psychiatric hospital staffing, which are proposed to take effect on Jan. 31.
Federal Court Halts Implementation of 340B Rebate Pilot Program
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What’s happening: On Dec. 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court of Maine blocked implementation of the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program from going into effect nationwide on January 1, 2026, pending further orders from the court.
