Act Now — Time Running Short to Engage on Key Legislative Issues
The next two weeks are pivotal for three bills that could have a significant impact on hospitals’ ability to serve their patients and communities, depending on their outcome.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a letter to state survey agencies (SAs) clarifying that surveyors are not expected to survey hospitals on COVID-19 vaccinations requirements on every survey.
On June 14, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert regarding hospital charity care policies.
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the American Hospital Association (AHA) in its lawsuit against the federal Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) challenging HHS’ reduction of prescription drug reimbursement rates for 340B hospitals for 2018 and 2019.
CHA is hosting a webinar on June 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. (PT) on trends that impact hospital bond ratings.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on how covered health care providers and health plans can use remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth in a HIPAA-compliant manner, including following the end of the national COVID-19 public health emergency.
The California Department of Public Health has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 22-13, which provides updates on recommendations for testing of health care personnel and residents of skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs).
This year’s conference will bring speakers to Sacramento who will make you laugh, learn and think. You will see colleagues you probably have not seen since the pandemic and welcome new coworkers into this group of amazing people.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the release of an additional $427 million in payments as part of the Phase 4 distribution of the Provider Relief Fund.