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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Budget Work Begins to Determine Prop 35 Payments
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Following last week’s release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $322 billion budget for 2025-26, work will now focus on ensuring allocations from a recently approved managed care organization tax are delivered in accordance with the intent of the ballot measure passed in November.
CMS Proposes Payment Updates for Medicare Advantage, Part D Plans for CY 2026
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What’s happening: On Jan. 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued advance notice of proposed capitation rate and payment updates for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans for calendar year (CY) 2026.
What else to know: The final 2026 rate announcement is expected by April 7.
DHCS Shifts Deadline for Hospital Fee Program Payments to April 8
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What’s happening: As previously shared with member hospitals via email, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has shifted the timing of fees and payments for the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) program attributable to the managed care pass-through cycle for the Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024, period. What else to know: The...
HCAI Releases White Paper on Seismic Instrumentation
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) recent white paper covers how useful and beneficial it is for health care facilities to utilize seismic instrumentations, such as various sensors that measure accelerations and displacements. What else to know: The paper was developed by the Hospital Building Safety Board’s Instrumentation Committee and...
CDPH Releases Updated Return to Work Guidance for Health Care Personnel with Respiratory Viral Infections
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What’s happening: On Jan. 10, the California Department of Public Health released updated Interim Work Exclusion Guidance that details when health care personnel with COVID-19, influenza, and other acute respiratory viral infections may return to work. What else to know: The guidance, announced in an All Facilities Letter, applies regardless of whether diagnostic testing for...
CHA Web Page Shares Resources for Los Angeles Hospitals
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What’s happening: CHA has established a web page with federal and state resources to help hospitals respond to the fires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
What else to know: The web page provides the latest information on actions at the federal and state levels, which can support hospitals' response to the fires.
HHS Proposes Updates to HIPAA Security Rule
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What’s happening: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule aim to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI).
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rule are due by March 7.
Lois Quam Named CEO of Blue Shield of California
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What’s happening: On Jan. 8, the Blue Shield Board of Directors announced that, following the departure of Paul Markovich, Lois Quam will become the organization’s first female CEO in its 86-year history. What else to know: Quam came to Blue Shield of California after serving as CEO of Pathfinder, a nonprofit global health organization serving...
Gov. Newsom Previews 2024-25 State Budget Proposal Ahead of Jan. 10 Release
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What’s happening: In a high-level preview to reporters on Jan. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom shared that his budget proposal features improved revenue projections, which help to keep the $322 billion spending plan in balance. What else to know: The preview took place during Newsom’s tour of the Central Valley to promote his economic vision for...
Amid Wildfires, Hospital Heroes Once Again
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The eyes of California and the nation are fixed on Los Angeles, as the city races to contain devastating wildfires that have already claimed five lives, destroyed more than 2,000 structures, and forced the evacuation of more than 180,000 people.
