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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CMS Announces Request for Applications for Geographic Direct Contracting Model
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a request for applications (RFA) for the Geographic Direct Contract Model (Geo). The new payment and service delivery model will test whether a geographic-based approach to care delivery and value-based care can improve health and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries in selected regions across the country.
FAQs Help Hospitals Prepare for Jan. 15 PPE Reporting Deadline
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As reported previously, California’s general acute care hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile law – Assembly Bill (AB) 2537 – requires hospitals to be prepared to report specified PPE data as of Jan. 15. CHA developed and has updated frequently asked questions to assist hospitals with implementation.
DMHC Proposes Emergency Regulations on Patient Transfers
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On Jan. 12, the Department of Managed Health Care proposed adopting emergency regulations on the transfers of enrollees per state or local public health orders. Once approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State, the regulations will be effective and remain in effect for 180 days.
CMS Officially Withdraws Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially withdrawn the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule. In mid-September, CMS announced plans to rescind the proposal.
CEO Message: Effective Vaccination Process Holds Key to COVID-19 Exit
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As California approaches 1 million COVID-19 vaccines administered, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the more efficient our process for mass vaccination, the sooner our state can begin to climb out of the pandemic slog we’ve been in for nearly a year.
OSHPD Releases Best Practices Guide for High Flow Medical Oxygen
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On Jan. 8, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) released a guide titled Health Facility Medical Oxygen Systems Best Practices During Covid-19 Pandemic.
CMS to Reprocess CY 2019 Claims for Clinic Visits Provided at Excepted Off-Campus Provider Based Departments
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin reprocessing claims for outpatient clinic visit services provided at excepted off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs).
DHCS Issues Behavioral Health Information Notice on Implementation of AB 3242
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On Jan. 11, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released Behavioral Health Information Notice No: 21-003 on the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 3242, which took effect on Jan. 1.
Summary Details Behavioral Health Issues in Governor’s Proposed 2021-22 Budget
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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Kirsten Barlow Consulting, of behavioral health issues in the Governor’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget proposal.
CHA Issues Summary of Final Rule on Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, Value-Based Purchasing Arrangements
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CHA has issued a detailed summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that makes changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, drug utilization review, and third-party liability regulations, and revises requirements for value-based purchasing (VBP) agreements between states and manufacturers for drugs covered by Medicaid.
