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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2022: A Year for Opportunity and Progress
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On Monday, the 120 members of the state Legislature — 40 senators and 80 Assembly members — reconvened in Sacramento to begin the second term of this two-year legislative session.
CMS to Enforce Vaccine Mandate Rule, Interpretive Guidelines for Surveyors Issued
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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters for Ages 12-15
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On Jan. 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 booster shots for ages 12-15. Citing lab studies and Israeli data, the FDA has shortened the time frame between completion of the primary vaccination series with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot — the only one authorized for anyone 12 and older — and when someone can get a booster to at least five...
CMS Officially Rescinds Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule rescinding the Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing model. The MFN rule would have required CMS to pay the lowest price paid by any comparable Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country for at least 50 separately payable Medicare Part B drugs. All Medicare providers and suppliers that receive separate Medicare Part...
CHA Comments on Medical Board Proposal
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CHA has submitted comments to the Medical Board of California (MBC) on its proposal to modify the requirement for physicians and other licensees to notify patients about MBC’s role in licensing and disciplining these professionals. Current law allows licensees to comply with the requirement by posting signage in an area visible to patients. The proposed new requirement would continue to...
Provider Resources on Enhanced Care Management, Community Supports Available
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On behalf of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Aurrera Health Group has released an Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Provider Toolkit and Community Supports Explainer. In addition, DHCS is hosting a webinar at 9 a.m. (PT) on Jan. 7 that will include an update on ECM and Community Supports implementation and review the new provider resources, including the ECM Provider Toolkit and Community Supports Explainer, and the ECM Outreach and Member...
CDPH Issues New All Facilities Letters on Dec. 22 Booster Mandate
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On Dec. 22, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a public health order that requires all eligible workers to receive their booster on or before Feb. 1. The order also requires twice-weekly testing for workers who are unvaccinated or workers who are vaccinated, due for a booster, but not currently boosted. As per the order’s FAQ, this testing regime...
CHA Releases Final Draft Model of 2022 Hospital Fee Program
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Supreme Court to Hear CMS Vaccine Mandate Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 7 in the lawsuit challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for health care workers. CMS will not enforce the mandate while this case is pending. The court will also hear arguments on the federal OSHA vaccine-or-testing mandate for employees with more...
CHA FAQs on Staffing Shortages and Surges
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In case you missed it, on Dec. 20 CHA released updated FAQs for Hospitals Facing Critical Staffing Shortages.
In addition, CHA’s one-page COVID-19 Surges: FAQs & Resources for California Hospitals contains key information for hospitals facing surges.
