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CHA Comments on HRSA Request for Information on COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Reporting Burden
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CHA has submitted comments on a request for information on the burden associated with COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Comments are due to HRSA by 2 p.m. (PT) on Sept. 24 and should be emailed to paperwork@hrsa.gov.
Response to CHA Letter Seeking Workforce Relief Yields Agreement for Working Groups
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CHA has received a response to its Sept. 15 letter seeking various forms of regulatory and financial relief to combat California’s persistent and growing health care workforce crisis.
Updates for the Week of September 13
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program To Host Listening Session
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a listening session on Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) to provide more details on the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).
Webinar Will Detail Updates to the Provider Relief Fund
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On Sept. 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will make available $25.5 billion in additional COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds. To detail the updates to the fund, CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar on Sept. 27 from 9 to 10 a.m. (PT).
CMS Provides Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing for SNFs
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued updated guidance associated with the Aug. 25, 2020, interim final rule with comment period, which established long-term care facility testing requirements for staff and residents.
HHS Announces Changes to Monoclonal Antibody Distribution
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the ordering process for monoclonal antibody drugs has transitioned from the direct ordering process to a state-coordinated distribution system, similar to the process previously used from November 2020 to February 2021.
CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2022 Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The policy and payment provisions in the final rule are effective for FFY 2022 discharges, beginning Oct. 1.
CHA Letters to State, Attorney General Request Workforce Relief
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On Sept. 15, CHA sent letters to California’s Health and Human Services Secretary and Attorney General.
Legislative Close Brings Reprieve for Hospitals Despite a Delay on Two Big Issues
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As California’s hospitals endure wave after wave of COVID-19 surges — a challenge compounded by severe and persistent workforce shortages — this year’s legislative session was filled with bills that could have made your jobs even harder at a time when every single resource ought to be focused on saving lives.
