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Achievement Thresholds and Benchmarks for Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Now Available
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made the achievement thresholds and benchmarks for each quality measure in the expanded home health value-based purchasing (HHVBP) Model available on the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) portal.
Task Force Releases Checklist to Assist in Responding to Cyberattacks
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As geopolitical tensions from the Ukraine-Russia conflict have increased, the threat of health care cyberattacks has increased.
Updates on Temporary Supply Chain Disruption of Contrast Media
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The GE Healthcare production facility for iodinated contrast media in Shanghai experienced an unexpected, temporary shutdown that has created temporary supply pressure for radiographic contrast medium used before X-ray imaging.
Revised State Budget Proposes Important Health Care Investments but Does Not Address Hospitals’ Inflationary Challenges
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On May 13, Gov. Newsom released the May Revision with modifications to the proposed state budget he first presented in January. Tax revenue estimates have surged by $55 billion since the governor’s January budget proposal, creating a discretionary budgetary surplus of $49 billion and allowing the state to make new investments beyond what was proposed in January.
CMS Approves Hospital Fee’s 2022 Managed Care Private Hospital Directed Payment Program
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On May 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the Department of Health Care Services Private Hospital Directed Payment (PHDP) program for the Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2022, managed care rate year.
Updates for the Week of May 9
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
HHS Launches Pledge to Reduce Health Care Emissions
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the White House, announced a call to action for providers and other health care stakeholders to reduce emissions across the health care sector to address climate change.
HHS Urged to Continue Public Health Emergency
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other national health care organizations urged U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to continue the public health emergency (PHE) until it is clear that the global pandemic has waned.
DHCS Releases Guidance on Medi-Cal Eligibility for New Ukraine Arrivals
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On April 29, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released a Medi-Cal Eligibility Division Information Letter (MEDIL) to provide guidance to counties on the Medi-Cal eligibility of Ukrainian nationals arriving in California.
CHA Issues FFY 2023 Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Proposed Rule Summary
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year 2023 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system proposed rule recently issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 17.
