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
DHCS Releases Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files
What’s happening: On Sept. 26, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uploaded three new hospital data sets that hospitals must download before the files are deleted on Nov. 10.
New Dashboard Allows Hospitals to Show the Local Harms of OHCA Spending Limits
What’s happening: CHA has created an interactive dashboard tool to help members see the local impact of the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) hospital spending caps. The tool allows members to filter by California Assembly, Senate, or congressional district to visualize the potential losses in hospital revenue, jobs, and local economic activity by 2029 (the end of the first enforcement period).
2025 Hospital Finance & Reimbursement Conference Agenda Now Finalized
What’s happening: On Nov. 3-4, California hospital finance experts will gather at CHA’s members-only Hospital Finance & Reimbursement Conference to examine the fiscal impact of state and federal regulations and policies on hospitals.
Public Comments Due Oct. 17 for DHCS’ 2026 Distinct Part Nursing Facility, Subacute Draft Rates
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently posted the calendar year (CY) 2026 draft rates for Distinct Part Nursing Facilities, Level B and Distinct Part Subacute on its website.
Texas Secures Major Legal Victory in Provider Tax Dispute, Implications for California Not Yet Known
What’s happening: In a favorable ruling last week, a Texas district court vacated a set of policies from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that bar private provider arrangements from redistributing Medicaid funding in connection with provider tax programs.
2025 CDPH Leadership Updates and District Sessions Will Focus on Licensing Updates
What’s happening: On Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar to provide annual CDPH leadership updates.
HCAI Releases Revised Advisory Guide on Imaging Room Classification
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development’s revised Advisory Guide on Imaging Room Classification clarifies the minimal environmental controls associated with each class of imaging room.
HCAI Finds Increase in Alcohol-Related ED Visits
What’s happening: Alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits and admissions have increased steadily over recent years, from roughly 603,000 in 2020 to more than 636,000 in 2023, according to recent findings from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).
FFY 2026 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Final Rule Impact Analysis Now Available
What’s happening: DataSuite’s hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule shows providers how Medicare fee-for-service payments may change from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026 based on the policies in the final rule.
DHCS Shares Additional Information for Beneficiaries on Upcoming Medi-Cal Changes
What’s happening: Last month, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released a Medi-Cal Eligibility Division Information Letter that includes an FAQ document on upcoming changes to Medi-Cal coverage for Californians without satisfactory immigration status, along with a letter that will be sent to impacted Californians in November.
