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
2026-27 State Budget Includes Support for Distressed Hospitals
What’s happening: This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the 2026-27 fiscal year state budget. Of note to hospitals, the final budget agreement includes $135 million to help financially distressed hospitals and $250 million to support public hospitals.
CARB Extends Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Deadline to Nov. 10
What’s happening: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has moved the Aug. 10 deadline for reporting Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions to Nov. 10.
DHCS to Host July 9 Webinar on Value Strategy
What's happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a public webinar on July 9 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. (PT) to discuss its long-term vision for advancing value in Medi-Cal.
Financial Indicator Analysis Now Available
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued hospital-specific financial indicator analysis using first-quarter 2026 data from the Healthcare Cost Report Information System.
HCAI Releases New Details on CalRHT Funding Opportunities
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) this week released details on forthcoming grants under the California Rural Health Transformation (CalRHT) program. The first opportunity is intended for “accelerator partners,” aimed at supporting collaborative models to strengthen primary and maternity care in rural communities; a grant guide is now available and applications will open...
CHA Advocacy Strengthens APOT Audit Tool Responsibilities in Final Regulations
What’s happening: Last week, the state Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Commission met and approved regulations focused on Assembly Bill 40 (2023) and Chapter 6 Specialty Care Designation and discuss the statewide ambulance patient offload time (APOT) report.
Hospitals Must Complete Occupational Mix Survey by June 30
What’s happening: Hospitals are required to complete the new occupational mix survey for the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2028 wage index and submit it to their Medicare Administrative Contractor by June 30.
Two Hospital-Specific Quality Analyses Available from CHA DataSuite
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued hospital-specific analyses of the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program and the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027.
Tool Available to Help Hospitals Find Partners to Secure Rural Health Funding
As California’s rural hospitals work to secure funding via the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a new tool is available to help them find partners to prepare their grant proposals.
Hospital Field Urges OHCA Board to Reject Ruinous Penalties
What's happening: Organizations representing nearly 150 hospitals wrote or commented at this week’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board meeting asking the board to reject OHCA’s proposed penalties, which could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars for even a single-year violation of the spending targets. Hospitals shared the disastrous consequences such exorbitant...
