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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All Plan Letter Reminds Health Plans About Continued Coverage of COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
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Upon the announcement of a state public health order on testing for employees in health care settings, the Department of Managed Health Care released All Plan Letter 21-020.
CDPH Issues Guidance on Elder Abuse Reporting for SNFs
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities letter (AFL) 21-26 for providers, including skilled-nursing facilities, on the requirement to report abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or mistreatment of residents, particularly elders or dependent adults.
Vaccines Save Lives. Period.
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“Vaccines are in a sense victims of their own success. Diseases which caused so much fear years ago cause little fear today because today’s parents have never seen such cases. They are artifacts of history to them.” – Walter A. Orenstein, professor of medicine, pediatrics and global health at Emory University and associate director of the Emory Vaccine Center
Provider Relief Funds Protected in Infrastructure Package; CHA Alert Asks for Immediate Release
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The U.S. Senate took the first step toward passing bipartisan infrastructure legislation on July 28 with a procedural vote of 67-32.
FEMA Releases Advisory on Reimbursable Expenses for Outreach on COVID-19 Vaccinations
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued an advisory on reimbursable expenses for communications and outreach on the availability, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations.
DHCS Announces Medi-Cal Rx Will Go Live on Jan. 1, 2022
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On July 28, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) shared with CHA that Medi-Cal Rx will go live on Jan. 1, 2022.
Court Extends Deadline for Patient Representative Mandate for SNF Interdisciplinary Teams
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An Alameda County Superior Court judge has issued an amended judgment in CANHR v. Angell, the 2016 court decision that established a requirement to include a designated patient representative for incapacitated skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents without decision-makers in interdisciplinary team meetings convened to address care decisions
CHA Responds to Congressional Request for Information on Creating a Public Option
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In May, the chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions formally requested information on how Congress should develop a public health insurance option. CHA submitted comments in response to the request for information.
Communications Roundup
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In this new feature, CHA will share communications highlights — from social media and earned media to new messaging and education resources. Following are items of note for July:
State Announces New Testing and PPE Requirements for Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
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Today, Gov. Newsom announced new measures to encourage state workers and health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This includes a new state public health officer order that requires health care and congregate settings, including hospitals, to ensure that unvaccinated personnel undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Amid increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases nationally and in California, these additional steps beyond the infection control practices hospitals have in place will provide another layer of protection for health care workers and patients.
