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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SAMHSA Offers Telehealth Guide for Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a new guide on telehealth treatment.
Funding Available for Telehealth Expansion Projects
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The California Department of Health Care Services is using available federal grant funding for a Medication Assisted Treatment access points telehealth expansion project throughout the state.
Two RFPs Issued for GME Programs
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Mathematica, a policy research group working with the California Health Care Foundation, has issued two requests for proposal (RFP) on grants for graduate medical education (GME) programs in California.
HRSA to Host Technical Assistance Sessions on Provider Relief Fund Reporting
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The Human Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will host recorded sessions to provide technical assistance on reporting requirements for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) recipients and stakeholders on July 14 and July 20 at noon (PT). Registration is required.
CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Rule on ACA Coverage, Updated Payment Parameters for 2022
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the recently released proposed rule that proposes certain payment parameters and additional policy changes for health insurance issuers and the health insurance marketplaces (exchanges), applicable to the 2022 plan year and beyond. The proposed rule is intended to expand access to Affordable Care Act coverage through the exchanges.
CHA Issues Summary of CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the calendar year 2022 home health prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule. Comments on the rule are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by 2 p.m. (PT) on Aug. 27.
Biden Issues Executive Order to Promote Competition
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On July 9, President Biden issued an executive order with the stated intent of promoting competition in the American economy. The order is wide-ranging and addresses agriculture, defense, financial services, information technology, telecommunications, and transportation as well as the health care sector.
DHCS Updates Therapy Requirement for Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced last week that effective for admission on or after July 1, 2021, the required weekly acute rehabilitation therapy hours will be reduced from 18 hours to 15 hours.
Virtual Disaster Planning Conference Is Back – Sept. 14-15
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Join colleagues at CHA’s Disaster Planning Conference — a virtual event on Sept. 14-15 — to share lessons from 2020 and apply them to the challenges of 2021 and beyond.
CHA Urges Dept. of Education to Allow California and Texas Physicians to Receive Loan Forgiveness
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CHA — along with the California Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Hospital Association — has submitted a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education to open a negotiated rulemaking process for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The purpose of the rulemaking process would be to correct the implementing regulation that inadvertently denies PSLF benefits to California and Texas physicians because of the respective state laws that prohibit facility employment of physicians.
