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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CMS to Host Webinar on No Surprises Act Patient Protections
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar to provide an overview of new patient protections and rights under the No Surprises Act.
CMS Issues Proposed Skilled-Nursing Facility Staffing Standards
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would establish new staffing standards for long-term care facilities, including skilled-nursing facilities. Comments on the proposed rule are due Nov. 6.
CMS Announces First Drugs for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the first 10 drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
CHA Will Host Webinar on the Future of California’s EMS System
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On Sept. 11, CHA is hosting a members-only webinar with emergency medical services (EMS) partners from multiple organizations to provide an overview of the future landscape of the EMS system.
CHA-Supported Health Equity Bills Move onto Floor for Full Senate Vote
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Last week, both of the CHA-supported health equity bills on the Senate Appropriations suspense file — Assembly Bill (AB) 1057 and AB 1202 — moved off of the suspense file and onto the floor for a full Senate vote.
CHA Comments on OPPS, Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules
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CHA has submitted comments on the calendar year (CY) 2024 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rules.
FEMA Prioritizes Funding for Immediate Disaster Relief Efforts
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance announcing immediate needs funding (INF) in response to the near exhaustion of Disaster Relief Funds (DRFs) and the current disaster environment with a major fire and multiple hurricanes.
CHA Comments on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s Draft Market Oversight Regulations
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On Aug. 31, the California Hospital Association shared comments with the Office of Health Care Affordability on its draft cost and market impact review regulations. The letter conveys a significant number of concerns and requests amendments that are largely focused on properly scoping the breadth of the office’s oversight and bringing regulations in line with the authorizing statute.
CMS Announces Voluntary State Total Cost of Care Model
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a new voluntary, state total cost of care model: the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model. CMS will select up to eight states to participate in the model, which is intended to curb health care cost growth, improve population health, and advance health equity, and is built on best practices from the Maryland Total Cost of Care model, the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, and the Vermont All-Payer ACO Model.
2024 Statewide Ballot Measure Could Bring Significant Annual Funding to Health Care
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The Coalition to Protect Access to Care — a broad and diverse group of doctors, dentists, community health centers, hospitals, including CHA, Planned Parenthood, emergency responders, health plans, and health care workers — this week filed a statewide ballot measure with the California Attorney General’s office with the goal of qualifying the measure for the November 2024 ballot.
