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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OSHPD Awards $17.3 Million for Mental Health Programs
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The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development has awarded $17.3 million in grants to seven programs to help build the pipeline of public mental health professionals in California.
New Website Launched for California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project
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The California Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project has updated its website with new features and improvements.
AHA Releases Voter Registration Digital Toolkit
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In advance of National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22, the American Hospital Association has created a digital toolkit that includes sample CEO/leader messages and newsletter articles, downloadable and customizable posters, as well as graphics, including Zoom backgrounds and logos. The toolkit is designed to be used as a reminder that every health care voice counts.
CMS Issues Final Rule Establishing Mandatory Radiation Oncology Payment Model
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its specialty care models final rule establishing a mandatory radiation oncology payment model.
CMS Publishes Clarifications on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Long-Term Care Hospital Data Sets
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published quarterly guidance and clarifications for the inpatient rehabilitation facility patient assessment instrument (IRF-PAI) and the long-term care hospital continuity assessment record and evaluation (LTCH CARE) data sets.
CMS Seeks Input on Skilled-Nursing Facility Quality Measure Development
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted for public review draft specifications for the Skilled-Nursing Facility (SNF) Healthcare-Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalizations measure for the SNF Quality Reporting Program.
CDPH Describes Hospital Surge Monitoring Visits, Other Survey Activity
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-69, which outlines the survey activities the department will conduct for both hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. Based on the daily COVID-19 data reported by hospitals, if CDPH determines a hospital is at risk of surging, the hospital will receive a phone call about its surge plan, any urgent needs, and whether it needs assistance from CDPH.
CMS Proposes Changes to CY 2022 Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Policies
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Part I of the calendar year 2022 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies. This proposes changes to the Part C CMS-Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) risk adjustment model as required by the 21st Century Cures Act, which mandates a 60-day comment period.
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Earlier this week, President Trump issued a new executive order on lowering drug prices. It directs the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary to immediately take steps to conduct rulemaking on a model that would test limiting Medicare payments for Part B drugs to no more than a “most-favored-nation” price.
Governor Signs COVID-19-Specific Workers’ Compensation Presumption Law
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Today, Gov. Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159, adopting a COVID-19-specific presumption in the workers’ compensation system for employees who test positive for COVID-19. The new law takes effect immediately.
