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CHA DataSuite Releases CY 2025 Home Health Proposed Rule Impact Analysis
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule analysis.
What else to know: The analysis is intended to show HH providers how Medicare fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2024 to CY 2025 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of CY 2025 Medicare OPPS Proposed Rule
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
What else to know: The analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2024 to CY 2025 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
Summary of Physician Fee Schedule Proposals, Specialty Impact Analysis Available
What’s happening: CHA has issued a members-only summary and specialty impact analysis of the calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rule are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by Sept. 9.
Hospitals Can Now Apply for Funds to Treat Patients with Behavioral Health Needs
What’s happening: Following the March 2024 passage of CHA-supported Proposition 1, applications are now open for $4.4 billion in new Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) funding to support capital projects that expand the behavioral health services continuum.
What else to know: Hospitals can start the application process now for the first round of grants. Required pre-application consultation must be requested by Oct. 15, and applications are due by Dec. 13.
Annual 340B Recertification Period for Hospitals Approaching
What’s happening: The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) annual 340B Drug Pricing Program recertification window for hospitals will be open from Aug. 12 to Sept. 9.
What else to know: Recertification is required for all hospitals currently participating in the 340B program. Hospitals that do not complete the recertification process will be removed from the 340B program.
CMS Releases Post-Acute Care, Psych Payment Final Rules
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), skilled-nursing facility (SNF) PPS, inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) PPS, and hospice wage index final rules.
What else to know: The policy and payment provisions in the final rules will be effective for FFY 2025 discharges, beginning Oct. 1.
Disaster Readiness, Quality, Behavioral Health Lead Fall Educational Opportunities
Heading into the second half of 2024, there are several exciting educational opportunities from CHA that you and your teams — depending on their area of responsibility and interest — would benefit from attending.
CHA Issues Summary of CY 2025 OPPS Proposals
What’s happening: CHA has issued a comprehensive summary of the calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
What else to know: CHA will hold a webinar on the OPPS proposals on Aug. 8.
Critical Deadline Approaches for AB 40 Compliance
What’s happening: All hospitals with emergency departments must submit ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocols to the Emergency Medical Services Authority by Sept. 1.
What else to know: To help members meet this requirement, CHA recently held a webinar sharing best practices and guidance from other hospitals that have developed protocols. This new requirement was established by Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023). Protocols should be submitted directly through email to APOT@emsa.ca.gov.
CHA Member Alert: Action Needed on Rural, Seismic Legislation
What’s happening: As the Legislature heads into its last month of session, CHA has issued alerts on two priority issues: the 2030 seismic compliance deadline and access to care in rural areas, specifically related to critical access hospitals.
What else to know: More information about CHA’s work on these and other priority issues is available on the CHA website.
