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CHA Issues Summary of Calendar Year 2023 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the calendar year 2023 home health (HH) prospective payment system proposed rule recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS on Aug. 16 by 2 p.m. (PT).
HRSA Announces Opportunity for Select PRF Payments To Be Reissued
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The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a one-time voluntary opportunity for providers to have their Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 1 (RP1) payments reissued. This opportunity is available if the provider did not submit a RP1 report by the deadline and returned funds prior to HRSA announcing the Request to Report...
CMS Issues Revised Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new and revised guidance for long-term care (LTC) facilities, clarifying policies for surveyors under the 2016 LTC Requirements for Participation final rule.
CMS Announces New Voluntary Oncology Model
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced a new voluntary Enhanced Oncology Model (EOM). Under the EOM, participating oncology practices will take on financial and performance accountability for episodes of care surrounding systemic chemotherapy administration to Medicare patients with common cancer types.
Credit Rating Increases to A for Hospital Liability Insurance Company CHI
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Last week, AM Best, a global credit rating agency, announced it had revised the rating for California Healthcare Insurance (CHI) Company, a risk retention group, to A with a Stable outlook from A- with a Positive outlook.
Court Extends Deadline for Patient Representative Mandate for Skilled-Nursing Facility Interdisciplinary Teams
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An Alameda County Superior Court judge has issued an amended judgment in CANHR v. Angell, the 2016 court decision that established a requirement to include a designated patient representative for incapacitated skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents without decision-makers in interdisciplinary team meetings convened to address care decisions.
HRSA Announces Grant Funding to Expand Rural Access to Opioid Treatment
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $10 million in substance misuse grant funding through the HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports Due July 1
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CHA is reminding members that hospital supplier diversity reports for calendar year 2021 are due on July 1.
CMS Approves SFY 2018-19 Medi-Cal Managed Care Rates
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On June 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Medi-Cal managed care rates for state fiscal year (SFY) 2018-19.
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill into Law
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On June 25, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – which aims to reduce gun violence and expand access to behavioral health services — into law.
