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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State Budget Takes a Wide Variety of Health Care-Related Actions
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In June 2022, the Legislature and governor approved a $308 billion budget for the state fiscal year spanning from July 2022 through June 2023. In late August, the Legislature passed and the governor is expected to approve revisions to the 2022-23 Budget Act, which generally redirect, build upon, or provide statutory parameters around actions previously...
Fight for FEMA Reimbursement Continues
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two-and-a-half years, California’s hospitals took extraordinary measures to protect and save lives — radically changing their operations, their staffing structures, their physical space, and more. Tens of thousands of families remain whole as a result.
CDPH Issue Revised AFL on Informed Consent for Incapacitated SNF Residents
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-83.2, which provides updated guidance about the interdisciplinary team (IDT) process to make treatment decisions for residents of skilled-nursing facilities who are unable to provide informed consent and without a health care decision maker.
CMS Seeks Feedback on Healthcare Access, Provider Experience, Health Equity, and PHE Flexibilities
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information seeking input on accessing health care and related challenges and the impact of CMS’ policies and requirements on provider well-being and retention. It also seeks input on advancing health equity, and recommendations to improve or make permanent the waivers and flexibilities...
Department of Homeland Security Finalizes Public Charge Policies
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule that finalizes policies related to making a public charge inadmissibility determination.
Recording on Preventing Duplication of FEMA Benefits Available, Feedback to Agency Encouraged
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On Aug. 30, the American Hospital Association held a webinar with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to discuss a proposed process and draft methodology for reviewing hospital public assistance projects for potential duplication of benefits with patient care revenue. A recording of the webinar is now available.
CHA DataSuite Issues Analyses of FFY 2023 Final Rules
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CHA DataSuite has issued a number of hospital-specific analyses for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 Medicare final rules.
DHCS Adds New COVID-19-Related Codes to the Diagnosis-Related Group Methodology, Retroactively to April 1
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently announced the incorporation of new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-approved ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes related to COVID-19 into the diagnosis-related group inpatient hospital payment methodology, retroactively to April 1. The following diagnosis and procedure codes will now be reflected in the methodology of determining a hospital’s...
DHCS Announces Intended Awardees of Medi-Cal Managed Care Request for Proposal
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On Aug. 25, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced its intent to award contracts to commercial managed care plans to deliver Medi-Cal services beginning in 2024.
CHA Comments on OPPS Proposed Rule
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CHA submitted comments on the calendar year (CY) 2023 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule. In the letter, CHA raises concerns about the inadequate proposed market basket update and asks CMS to use alternative sources of data that better reflect input price inflation experienced by providers to calculate the CY 2023 market basket update....
