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
2024 Behavioral Health Care Symposium’s Early Bird Deadline Draws Near
What’s happening: CHA’s 2024 Behavioral Health Care Symposium is coming to Long Beach on Dec. 4-5 and will bring California’s hospital leaders together to discuss innovative ways to connect patients with community-based care, among many other things. Registration is open, and early bird tuition ends Nov. 11.
What else to know: California Surgeon General Diana E. Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA, will deliver the opening keynote, and sessions include how to tackle stigma toward people living with substance use disorders, collaborating to help patients with complex needs, and updates to California’s involuntary treatment and emergency services laws.
CHA Releases Report to Help Hospitals Comply with New Laws
What’s happening: Hospitals can use the 2024 Report on State Legislation as they navigate the many health care-related bills the governor signed into law this session.
What else to know: The report summarizes the most significant health care bills of the year, as well as broader legislative changes that affect patients and employers.
CHA DataSuite Analysis Examines Readmission Reduction Program Performance
What’s happening: On Oct. 30, CHA DataSuite issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 readmission reduction program (RRP) that provides detailed performance information on the readmissions conditions currently evaluated under the Medicare hospital RRP. What else to know: The analysis also provides hospitals with an in-depth review of actual performance under […]
HCAI Releases Updated Code Application Notice on Tests, Special Inspections
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) revised the Code Application Notice (CAN) on tests and special inspections to expand the program’s scope.
What else to know: The Policy Intent Notice (PIN) 58, OSHPD Preapproved Agency (OPAA) for Tests and Special Inspections — from HCAI’s Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) — summarizes the processes and procedures for this OPAA program, as well as generic issues related to approved agencies. On Oct. 23, PIN 58 was updated to expand the OPAA program’s scope to all disciplines (from structural only) and add clarification for fire life safety acceptance.
Creators of the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard Announce Partnership with HFMA
What’s happening: Hyve Health, the creator of the CHA-endorsed Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, has entered into a national partnership on payer accountability with the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
What else to know: CHA continues to encourage members to enroll in the scorecard tool, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers accountable for timely and accurate reimbursement.
CHA Continues Work to Hold Insurers Accountable
What’s happening: CHA continues to await a response to the lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross on April 23.
What else to know: In the interim, CHA continues to collect information to support its position that many managed care plans, including Anthem Blue Cross, are violating certain provisions of the Knox-Keene Act.
Media Coverage of CHA Lawsuit Runs Statewide
What’s happening: Statewide and national media coverage of the CHA lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross includes print articles, news videos, and mentions on local radio stations.
What else to know: CHA filed the lawsuit on April 23 against Anthem Blue Cross, one of California’s largest health insurance companies.
Big Week for State Health Policy Advocacy
This week, all four of CHA’s state advocacy priorities converged in Sacramento, with significant developments on each. Sharing a brief recap of this week’s activities and next steps.
CHA Unveils Appellate Advocacy Tracker
What’s happening: CHA has released an appellate advocacy tracker that reports CHA’s amicus efforts to provide courts with important factual context and legal analysis, highlighting the ramifications of legal issues for hospitals.
What else to know: The tracker contains both the links to the amicus documents that CHA files and the outcome of these efforts.
CHA Encourages Members to Participate in the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard
What’s happening: CHA is endorsing member participation in the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers accountable for timely and accurate reimbursement.
What else to know: The CHA Board of Trustees has endorsed this tool, which will automatically draw de-identified claims and remittance information from hospitals without requiring additional reporting or surveys.
