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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CHA Comments on CMS’ Proposed Rule on Provider Taxes
What’s Happening: CHA has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging changes to the proposed rule on “Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes.”
CHA Comments on OHCA Cost and Market Impact Review Emergency Regulations
What’s happening: On Sept. 22, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) submitted an emergency rulemaking package to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to amend its Cost and Market Impact Review regulations. In its comment letter, CHA asked OHCA to revise its regulations to better align them with the letter and intent of Assembly Bill 1415,...
CHA Comments on Third Draft of Proposed Plume Rules
What’s happening: CHA has submitted comments to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) in response to the Aug. 17 third draft of regulatory language regarding Assembly Bill 1007 (2023-24: Occupational safety and health standards: plume).
Chapter 6 Specialty Care Regulations Take Effect Oct. 1
What’s happening: CHA is reminding hospitals that the Emergency Medical Services Authority’s Chapter 6 Specialty Care regulations, which cover trauma, stroke, STEMI, and pediatric emergency services, take effect on Oct. 1.
DHCS Hosts Stakeholder Discussion on UIS Fee-for-Service Transition
What’s happening: On Sept. 22, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) hosted an ad hoc stakeholder advisory committee focusing on the transition of approximately 2 million Medi-Cal members with unsatisfactory immigration status to Medi-Cal fee-for-service.
CA Quality Collaborative to Host Oct. 15 Improvement Coaching Workshop
What’s happening: The California Quality Collaborative will host an Improvement Coaching Workshop on Oct. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sierra Health Foundation in Sacramento. The interactive session will give hospital teams practical tools to turn quality improvement priorities into action within their own organization.
Reminder: Hospitals Should Plan to Attend MCP Value-Based Payment Contracting Conference
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting hospitals and Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) for a Value-Based Payment (VBP) Contracting Conference on Oct. 15 in Sacramento.
Fee Program Press is on in D.C., & Sacramento
While CHA continues to press in Washington, D.C., for approval of the final component — fee-for-service payment mechanisms — of Hospital Fee Program 9, we are also pushing the state for timely completion of submission for the next iteration, Program 10.
Summary Analysis of Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model Available
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite, in partnership with DataGen, has issued a hospital-specific summary analysis of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) model.
OHCA Board Acknowledges Hospital Data Volatility, Weighs Combined Hospital Spending Measure
What’s happening: At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board reviewed a proposal to combine hospitals' inpatient and outpatient spending growth into a single measure for each payer. The board also, for the first time, publicly examined the volatility in the hospital-reported revenue data OHCA uses to measure hospital performance against...
