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CHA Issues Summary of CY 2022 End Stage Renal Disease PPS Final Rule
CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the final rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year 2022.
Authority for CDPH Space Waiver, EMSA Out-of-State Licensees Extended to March 31
In case you missed it, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced on July 16 in All-Facilities Letter 20-26.9 that the statewide space waiver for hospitals, which was set to expire July 17, has been extended until Sept. 30.
National Pledge on Billing Will Affirm CA Hospitals’ Commitment
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California’s hospitals are recognized nationwide for their longstanding work to ensure that care is accessible for everyone, because our state’s hospital leaders instinctively know that health care is a basic human need.
CMS to Host Webinar on Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Private Payer Data Collection and Reporting Policies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar on Nov. 10 at 12:30 p.m. (PT) to provide updates and key information on the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) private payer data collection and reporting policies. Registration is required.
The next CLFS data reporting period for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests is Jan. 1 through March 31, 2022, and is based on the original data collection period of Jan. 1 through June 30, 2019.
Two Opportunities Support Behavioral Health Infrastructure Projects
The California Department of Health Care Services and Department of Social Services are launching two new programs to support infrastructure projects: the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) and the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Program. These investments will ensure behavioral health care can be provided in the least restrictive settings by creating a wide range of options, including outpatient alternatives, urgent care, peer respite, wellness...
U.S. House Democrats Advance Physical Infrastructure Bill
Late Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-206 to advance President Biden’s $1 trillion physical infrastructure legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The five-year spending bill includes a CHA-supported provision to invest $65 billion in broadband as well as funding to improve cybersecurity. The majority of the bill's funding is directed toward roads, bridges, ports, rail transit,...
House Advances CHA-Supported Bill to Support Front-Line Health Care Workers
On Nov. 4, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee passed by voice vote a modified version of the CHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The version that passed aligns with the bill (S. 610) that the Senate passed in August. The bipartisan legislation is named for a doctor who led the emergency...
California Congressional Delegation Signs Bipartisan Letter on Implementation of No Surprises Act
In the U.S. House of Representatives, 152 members — including 25 members of the California congressional delegation — have signed on to a bipartisan letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor asking the agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process included in the second No Surprises Act interim final rule. CHA thanks hospital leaders for their response to an alert asking members to...
CMS, OSHA Issue Regulations on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including but not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities.
AHA Digital Campaign Reinforces Crucial Role Hospitals Play in Communities; Hospitals Urged to Participate
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on hospitals to join in the effort to tell the hospital story and reinforce the vital role hospitals and health systems play in their communities.
