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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CDC Endorses Boosters for Younger Adolescents
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On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the recommendation made earlier that day by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that eligibility for a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine be expanded to ages 12-15.
CDPH Issues All Facilities Letters on Fair Pricing and Debt Collection, CNAs
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued two All Facilities Letters (AFL) related to hospital fair pricing policies and debt collection procedures and certified nurse assistants.
CMS Releases Additional Guidance Related to No Surprises Act Implementation for Uninsured Patients
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released additional resources to help facilities and providers deliver good faith estimates (GFEs) to uninsured/self-pay patients as required by the No Surprises Act (NSA). This requirement became effective Jan. 1, 2022.
CMS FAQs Provide Clarity on Emergency Department Signage for COVID-19 Testing
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As California hospitals face increased patient volumes due to the Omicron variant surge, CHA reminds members that it is permissible to post signage outside the emergency department directing the public to alternative COVID-19 testing locations.
HRSA Issues Resources for Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 2, Phase 4 Payment Methodology and Reconsideration
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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting portal is now open for Period 2 reporting.
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...
