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
Federal Public Health Emergency to End on May 11
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The Biden administration plans to end the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, a month later than the current April 11 termination date.
Deadline is Feb. 15 to Submit Corrections for Revised FFY 2024 Wage Index Data
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The deadline is Feb. 15 to review revised federal fiscal year 2024 wage index data files and submit correction requests, including supporting documentation.
Medical Board Updates Required ‘Notice to Consumers’ Signage
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The Medical Board of California (MBC) has updated its required “Notice to Consumers” signage — effective Jan. 1 — for physicians, research psychoanalysts, licensed midwives, and polysomnographic technologists, technicians, and trainees.
CHA Web Page on Office of Health Care Affordability Now Available
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CHA has developed a web page that contains information and updates on the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA).
CMS Issues Guidance, FAQs, Survey Procedures for Rural Emergency Hospitals
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued new guidance on the enrollment and conversion process for rural emergency hospitals (REHs), FAQs, and a newly developed State Operations Manual Appendix (Appendix O) with survey procedures.
CHA to Host Webinar on Medi-Cal Long-Term Care
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CHA will host a Feb. 3 webinar on changes to Medi-Cal long-term care (LTC), which is being standardized across the state under California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal.
CDPH Provides Guidance for General Acute Care Hospitals
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued several new and updated All Facilities Letters (AFLs).
Updates for the Week of Jan. 23
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January 2023 Quarterly Refresh Available for Home Health Quality Reporting Program
SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Medicare Enrollment in PECOS: Faster & Easier Application Process — Coming Summer 2023
Paddling Harder Toward Upstream Solutions for Gun Violence
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In Monterey Park, 11 people were killed. In Half Moon Bay, seven more lost their lives.
CHA Comments on Proposed Changes to 340B ADR Process
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CHA has submitted comments on the proposed rule updating the 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process.
In the letter, CHA generally supported the proposed rule from the Health Resources and Services Administration. CHA offered specific comments on the revised ADR panel role, structure, and the elimination of the minimum threshold of the disputed claims.
