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
Summary: Medicaid Managed Care Final Rule
What’s happening: A summary of the finalized changes and clarifications regarding Medicaid managed care delivery and finance is available.
What else to know: The regulation is effective July 9.
Federal Agencies Issue Alert on Black Basta Ransomware Group
What’s happening: Several federal agencies issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on the Black Basta ransomware group accelerating attacks targeting the health care industry.
What else to know: Black Basta has attacked at least 500 organizations globally between April 2022 and May 2024.
Survey Spotlights Care Access Challenges Facing Central Valley Residents
What’s happening: The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) convened health care leaders and community organizations in Fresno on May 15 to discuss the results from the 2024 Central Valley Health Policy Survey.
What else to know: The survey gathered responses from more than 1,500 residents in five Central Valley counties on the challenges they face accessing health care in their communities.
House Approves Bills Focused on Rural Health Care
What’s happening: The House Ways and Means Committee approved six bills that address a wide range of pressing health care issues facing rural communities.
What else to know: CHA will continue to work with members of the California delegation to support these measures and urge their passage into law.
CHA Continues Work to Hold Insurers Accountable
What’s happening: CHA continues to await a response to the lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross on April 23.
What else to know: In the interim, CHA continues to collect information to support its position that many managed care plans, including Anthem Blue Cross, are violating certain provisions of the Knox-Keene Act.
Governor Newsom Proposes Health Care Cuts in Revised Budget to Tackle $45 Billion Deficit
What’s happening: The governor proposes a broad mix of solutions spanning a range of government programs, including diverting funding previously committed to Medi-Cal provider payment increases.
What else to know: The Legislature will consider whether to approve the spending plan alongside any changes and has until June 15 to adopt a final budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Standing Together to Face California’s Behavioral Health Crisis
This space — the weekly message from CHA’s President & CEO — is typically reserved to share the most up-to-date information about critical state and federal policy and advocacy developments. It’s an opportunity that I deeply value, to communicate directly with you, the members of the California Hospital Association who rely on the work this team does on your behalf.
AHA to Host Leadership Experience in October
What’s happening: The American Hospital Association (AHA) will host the AHA Leadership Experience event on Oct. 8-10, and a two-hour virtual capstone on Nov. 7.
What else to know: The event will help participants create a new professional strategy to offset the demands of the fast-paced health care environment. Early bird registration ends on June 1.
Updates for the Week of May 6
CHA DataSuite Releases FFY 2025 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Analysis
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite issued a hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 Medicare long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system proposed rule.
What else to know: The analysis is intended to show hospitals how Medicare LTCH fee-for-service payments would change from FFY 2024 to FFY 2025 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule.
