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Medicare Area Wage Index Litigation Update

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Since 2020, CHA has sponsored a legal challenge on behalf of its members to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) area wage index (AWI) policies that harm all California hospitals. Register for this webinar and listen to lawyers from Hooper, […]

HRSA Announces Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Initiative

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a modernization initiative to strengthen accountability and transparency in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).  The initiative includes:  Data dashboards that detail individual transplant center and organ procurement organization data on organ retrieval, waitlist […]

HCAI Makes Changes to Hospital Supplier Diversity Report

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The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has made changes to its Hospital Supplier Diversity Report, which hospitals are required to submit annually on their minority, women, LGBT, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts.  

FCC Finalizes Changes to Rural Health Care Telehealth Program, Proposes Additional Changes         

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a final rule updating its Rural Health Care Program, which supports rural providers with the costs of broadband and other communications services. The final rule adopts changes to improve the accuracy of urban and rural rates, funding cap rules and invoicing for the program. 

CMS Issues Updated Guidance for Dialysis in SNFs

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidance regarding the delivery of home dialysis services by certified end-stage renal disease (ESRD) providers in a skilled-nursing facility (SNF). 

CHA Releases Final Draft Model of 2023-24 Hospital Fee Program

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On March 23, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted a draftof the Hospital Fee Program (VIII) fee and payment model to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Over the past several months, CHA has worked closely with DHCS in finalizing the next Hospital Fee Program.