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CHA Issues Summary of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Guidance
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued an interim final rule implementing the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The funds provide $350 billion in emergency funding for eligible state, local, territorial, and tribal governments.
Governor Releases Revised State Budget
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On May 14, Gov. Newsom presented the Legislature with revisions to the budget he proposed in January, the process referred to as the May Revise. Throughout the week leading up to the release of the revision, the governor had been presenting various proposals as part of his “California Roars Back” plan, touted as a recovery package tackling the...
Updates for the Week of May 10
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Loud and Clear
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Today, as we near the end of the annual National Hospital Week celebration, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins introduced a resolution marking the life-saving contributions of California’s hospitals in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHA Issues Alert Urging Legislators to Oppose Bills That Threaten Access to Care and Increase Costs
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On Monday, CHA issued an Alert asking hospitals to write and call their assembly member to oppose Assembly Bill (AB) 650 (Muratsuchi, D-Torrance) and to write and call their state senator, asking them to oppose Senate Bill (SB) 213 (Cortese, D-San Jose).
CHA Webinar Will Discuss FY 2022 IPPS Proposed Rule Updates
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. On June 10 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. (PT), CHA will host a webinar to discuss the updates in the proposed rule.
CMS Issues Rule on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has issued an interim final rule requiring long-term care facilities to offer the COVID-19 vaccine, when available, to residents and staff and educate them on the benefits and potential side effects of the vaccine.
CHA Issues Summary of Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Final Rule
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CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that makes changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment model for hip and knee replacements.
CHA DataSuite Releases FFY 2022 Wage Index and Occupational Mix Final Data
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CHA DataSuite has issued hospital-specific analyses of the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 wage index and occupational mix data, which is designed in the information builders (IB) platform.
CHA Urges Hospitals to Review Wage Data by May 28
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CHA urges hospitals to review their wage and occupational mix data public use files (PUFs), issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), by May 28. These files are used to develop the hospital wage index for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022.
