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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CDPH Shifts Influenza, RSV Surveillance to New Department
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What’s happening: As of May 5, responsibility for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surveillance will move from the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) Immunization Branch to its Coronavirus Control Branch.
CHA Presses OHCA Board to Reconsider Targets at June 9 Meeting
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What’s happening: Ahead of next week’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meeting, CHA submitted comments urging the board to reevaluate both its statewide spending cap (set at 3.5% for 2026) and its “high-cost” hospital spending cap (set at 1.8% for 2026).
Heading into Midpoint of Legislative Session, a Look at Hospital Priorities
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A couple of weeks ago, California’s Senate and Assembly appropriations committees determined which bills should move forward and which should be held this year based on estimated costs to the state.
There Are Ways to Make Care More Affordable, But California Isn’t Making Those Choices
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A recent piece in the Orange County Register that took a deep dive into California’s grocery prices calls to mind compelling parallels with the state’s ongoing push for lower health care costs.
CHA Submits Recommended Staff Ratios for Psychiatric Hospitals
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What’s happening: Last week, CHA submitted recommended staff ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals (PDF) to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), urging the state to require a multi-disciplinary care team approach including registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, and mental health workers.
Reminder: Expanded Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports Due July 1
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What’s happening: The first round of expanded Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports required under Assembly Bill (AB) 1392 (2023) are due to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) on July 1.
Three New FFY 2026 Impact Analyses Cover Medicare SNF, IRF, IPF Proposed Rules
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What’s happening: CHA DataSuite released three hospital-specific analyses intended to show how Medicare skilled-nursing facility (SNF), inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment systems (PPS) payments would change from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 to 2026 based on policies set forth in the respective proposed rules.
Federal Agencies Issue New Guidance, RFIs on Price Transparency in Health Care
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What’s happening: In response to President Donald Trump’s February executive order on price transparency, the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury, as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have issued new guidance and requests for information (RFIs) on machine-readable files, prescription drug pricing, and more.
CHA Educates State Policymakers on Major Threats to Access and Affordability
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What’s happening: On May 20, CHA staff and hospital leaders convened about 40 legislative staffers for a discussion of policies coming out of Washington, D.C., and Sacramento that seriously threaten access to affordable care.
Reminder: First Hospital Equity Report Due Sept. 30
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What’s happening: The first Hospital Equity Measures Report under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021) is due to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by Sept. 30. The reports must also include a plan to prioritize and address disparities for vulnerable populations identified in the submitted data.
