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
Summary: CY 2025 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule
What’s happening: A members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the calendar year (CY) 2025 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule is available.
What else to know: Comments on the proposals are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Aug. 26.
CHA Comments on Proposed Payment Model to Expand Kidney Transplant Access
What’s happening: CHA submitted comments in response to the proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model, which aims to improve access to kidney transplants.
What else to know: CHA raised significant concerns about the model and requested it be made voluntary.
HCAI Releases Draft Regulations on AB 1204
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) released draft regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021), which requires hospitals to submit annual reports for measures on patient access, quality, and outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and payer.
What else to know: The reports are also required to include a plan to prioritize and address disparities for vulnerable populations identified in the data submitted by hospitals.
CHA Member Alert: Invite Congressional Representatives to Your Hospital This Summer
What’s happening: CHA is urging hospitals to build relationships with members of Congress by inviting them for a visit or tour during summer recess. Invitations should go out soon because schedules fill up quickly.
What else to know: These visits will help educate and inform lawmakers ahead of critical health care policy votes in December.
With a Month Left in Session, Positive News on Many Bills
Next month, state legislators will return from their summer recess and finalize the outcome of hundreds of bills — including dozens that will have some bearing on hospital care — before concluding the 2024 session on Aug. 31.
Updates for the Week of July 15
HQR System Now Accepting THA/TKA PRO-PM Submissions FY 2026 IPFQR Program NHSN Enrollment and COVID HCP Measure Data Submission Due Aug. 15 SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available First Snapshot of 2024 Qualifying APM Participant Status and APM Participation Data Now Available in QPP Participation Status Tool Physician Fee Schedule CY 2025 Proposed Rule Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System & […]
Summary: Finalized Provider Financial Penalties for Information Blocking
What’s happening: A members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the finalized provider disincentives for information blocking is available.
What else to know: The rule is effective July 31.
CMS Proposal Seeks to Mitigate Abnormal DME Billing in Medicare Shared Services Program
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule on abnormal billing activity within the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
What else to know: The proposed rule seeks to mitigate the impact of the billing activity on reconciliation of accountable care organization (ACO) payments in calendar year (CY) 2023.
CMS Accepting Grant Applications for Model to Improve Maternal Health
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened the application period for the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model aimed at improving maternal health.
What else to know: Applications are due Sept. 20.
CHA to Host Webinar on Preparing for Extreme Heat and Smoke Impact in Clinical Settings
What’s happening: CHA will host the members-only Preparing for Extreme Heat and Smoke Impact in Clinical Settings webinar on Aug. 19 at 1 p.m. (PT).
What else to know: The webinar addresses heat-related emergency response plans and protocols and leads into the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference on Sept. 10-11. Registration is open.
