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.
Newsroom
Department of Health Care Services Issues Updated Enhanced Care Management Guidance
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued All Plan Letter (APL) 23-032, which provides updated guidance to Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) on the provision of enhanced care management (ECM).
What else to know: ECM is a component of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal initiative.
CHA Stands with Governor Newsom on Behavioral Health Ballot Proposition
What’s happening: Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the Yes on Proposition 1 campaign on Jan. 3. The $6 billion bond measure would reform California’s Mental Health Services Act and create more than 10 thousand new behavioral health treatment beds across the state.
What else to know: Kirsten Barlow, CHA vice president, policy, attended the Yes on Proposition 1 Kickoff event in Los Angeles. Barlow’s focus area is behavioral health. Prop. 1 will be on the March 5 primary ballot.
CMS Finalizes Policies for 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for contract year 2024. The final rule is effective June 5.
Time to Eliminate Medi-Cal’s Health Care Caste System
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times published an important article that sheds a fair bit of light on one of California’s most insidious yet little-known health care problems: chronic Medi-Cal underfunding.
