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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Tell Congress to Vote No on Site-Neutral Payment Cuts
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What’s Happening: The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378), which includes harmful Medicare site-neutral payment cuts as soon as Dec. 11.
What Else to Know: CHA asks members to call or email your U.S. representative and urge them to vote no.
CHA Seeks Greater Transparency in OHCA Data Collection Process
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What’s happening: On Dec. 1, CHA submitted a comment letter on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA) total health care expenditure draft regulations.
What else to know: These regulations will determine how health spending is attributed to providers and who will be accountable under the statewide spending target.
OHCA Releases Rules on Cost and Market Impact Review Process
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What’s happening: On Nov. 28, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) released a revised version of the cost and market impact review regulations, alongside an accompanying notice.
What else to know: The final regulations are expected to be effective on Jan. 1, 2024, for transactions intended to be completed on or after April 1, 2024. Stakeholders will have five days to comment on the regulations once officially filed.
FAQs Help Determine Appropriate Independent Dispute Resolution Batching
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What’s Happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued two FAQs explaining appropriate batching for disputes in the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.
What Else to Know: The FAQs are in response to the district court’s opinions and orders in TMA III and TMA IV.
New Charity Care Regulations Require Revised Hospital Policies and Procedures
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has finalized new regulations, effective Jan. 1, 2024, about hospital charity and discount care policies and practices.
What else to know: Based on CHA’s advocacy, HCAI amended the proposed regulations, providing hospitals more time to respond to patient complaints and reducing penalties.
Updates for the Week of Dec. 4
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. FY 2025 SNF VBP Program December 2023 Quarterly Reports Available Quality Payment Program: Preview Your Performance Information by December 12 Resubmit Telehealth Claims with Modifier CS Notice of Funding Opportunity: HRSA Rural Residency Planning & Development Program Notice of Funding Opportunity: […]
CHA Report Designed to Help Hospitals Comply with New Laws
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What’s happening: CHA has released its 2023 Report on State Legislation, which hospitals can use as they navigate the hundreds of health care-related bills the governor has signed into law.
What else to know: It’s designed to help hospitals understand the implications of the bills that will have the biggest impact on your facilities.
Advocacy Work Ramping Up on Office of Health Care Affordability
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Over the past year, the state’s newly formed Office of Health Care Affordability has been convening and debating ways to meet the office’s legislated mission to reduce health care spending growth and ensure the delivery of high-quality, equitable care.
Committee Shakeup Brings New Opportunities for Engagement
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Last week, California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced new chairs for many Assembly policy committees. The women and men in some of these roles will play an important part in shaping health care policy and their appointments present CHA and hospital leaders with an opportunity to engage and educate a new crop of policymakers about the threats to hospital care in California.
Updates for the Week of Nov. 27
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date. New Ownership Reporting Requirements for Providers Using the Form CMS-855A Hospital Price Transparency: Use Required CMS Template Layout to Encode Hospital Standard Charge Information Dec. 5 Webinar: SEP-1 Severe Sepsis Present Data Element Q&A Quality Payment Program: Preview Your Performance Information […]
