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CMS Issues FY 2022 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 7.
CMS Issues FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposed rule updating the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 7.
CHA Comments on Revised Proposed Regulations on Adverse Events Reporting
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released revised proposed regulations on adverse events reporting on March 23 for a 15-day public comment period. On April 6, CHA submitted its comment letter. This reiterates CHA’s previous comments where clarification was still needed, namely:
Public Comment Period for CalAIM Demonstration Ends May 6; Two Public Hearings Scheduled
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has begun a 30-day public comment period for the California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Section 1115 demonstration (or waiver). It began on April 6 and will end on May 6.
The public comment materials can be found on the CalAIM 1115 Demonstration & 1915(b) Waiver web page. DHCS will update this page throughout the public comment period and application process.
CEO Message: Change Needed on Flawed Office of Health Care Affordability Proposal
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On Tuesday, as expected, the bill to create California’s Office of Health Care Affordability unanimously passed out of the Assembly Health Committee, with a couple legislators choosing not to vote.
The bill, which has the power to fundamentally change how health care in California is delivered, saw minimal debate — just a few brief questions from committee members — before it advanced to the next stage of the legislative process.
Registration Open for CHA Webinar on Preparing for Potential COVID-19 Litigation
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. Experts predict it isn’t a matter of if California hospitals will experience professional liability and employment claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a matter of when. To provide strategies for potential litigation that might be coming hospitals’ way, CHA will […]
CDPH Releases Let’s Get to Immunity Campaign Toolkit
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. The California Department of Public Health has launched a Let’s Get to Immunity campaign. The campaign features a toolkit designed to help communicate about ongoing COVID-19 vaccine efforts in California with ready-to-use digital resources that can be shared in the community […]
CHA Launches Redesigned Website
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. In case you haven’t seen it yet, CHA has modernized and redesigned its website for desktop and mobile. Designed to help members find the information they need quicker and easier, the new site reorganizes the materials CHA provides, sorting them by […]
CMS Announces Temporary Claims Processing Hold Anticipating Sequester Suspension Extension
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on March 30 that it has instructed the Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) to hold all claims with dates of service on or after April 1. The hold is in anticipation of final […]
CMS Recoupment of Medicare Advanced Payments Began March 30
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Claims recoupment for providers that received a Medicare Advanced and Accelerated Payment (AAP) will begin on the one-year anniversary from the date the provider received the payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that the earliest recoupments for the first providers to receive an AAP payment began on March 30.
In accordance with the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021, the repayment of AAP funds will occur based on the following schedule:
