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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U.S. House Democrats Advance Physical Infrastructure Bill
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Late Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-206 to advance President Biden’s $1 trillion physical infrastructure legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The five-year spending bill includes a CHA-supported provision to invest $65 billion in broadband as well as funding to improve cybersecurity. The majority of the bill's funding is directed toward roads, bridges, ports, rail transit,...
House Advances CHA-Supported Bill to Support Front-Line Health Care Workers
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On Nov. 4, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee passed by voice vote a modified version of the CHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The version that passed aligns with the bill (S. 610) that the Senate passed in August. The bipartisan legislation is named for a doctor who led the emergency...
California Congressional Delegation Signs Bipartisan Letter on Implementation of No Surprises Act
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In the U.S. House of Representatives, 152 members — including 25 members of the California congressional delegation — have signed on to a bipartisan letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor asking the agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process included in the second No Surprises Act interim final rule. CHA thanks hospital leaders for their response to an alert asking members to...
CMS, OSHA Issue Regulations on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including but not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities.
AHA Digital Campaign Reinforces Crucial Role Hospitals Play in Communities; Hospitals Urged to Participate
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on hospitals to join in the effort to tell the hospital story and reinforce the vital role hospitals and health systems play in their communities.
CDPH Provides Update on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19
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The California Department of Public Health has issued a health alert on the use of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19.
CHA Submits Input on Title 22 Revisions
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As previously announced, on Oct. 12 the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released All Facilities Letter 21-38, which seeks input from stakeholders in amending Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations related to general acute care hospitals (GACHs).
CMS Issues CY 2022 OPPS Final Rule, Increases Price Transparency Penalties
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On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services. CMS estimates that Medicare expenditures under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) will increase by $1.3 billion based on changes in the final rule.
CMS Issues CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2022 physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule on Nov. 2.
CMS Issues 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for the home health prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2022.
