DHCS Issuing DSH Payments Starting This Week
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will issue full disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments beginning on Feb. 20.
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Action Needed for Prescribers: Ensure Enrollment as Medi-Cal FFS Provider
What’s happening: Beginning on June 26, claims and prior authorizations will not be processed by Medi-Cal Rx if the prescribing health care provider is not enrolled in Medi-Cal fee-for-service (FFS) with a Type 1 National Provider Identifier (NPI).
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2027 Wage Index and Occupational Mix Date
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific impact analysis of Medicare’s revised public use files (PUFs) data for the development of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 hospital wage index and occupational mix data.
Court Releases Initial Ruling in OHCA Lawsuit
What’s happening: On Tuesday, a San Francisco County Superior Court judge ruled that CHA has not yet demonstrated that it has standing to pursue its claim that policies implemented by the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) are jeopardizing access to and the quality of lifesaving health care, in violation of state law.
AB 1923 (Soria, D-Merced)
AB 1923 would clarify loan forgiveness terms for previous recipients in the Distressed Hospital Loan Program. It would also update the program to ensure additional hospital assistance, including new funding and an expansion to more hospital types.
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AB 1900 (Kalra, D-San Jose)
AB 1900 would transition the state’s health care system to a single-payer model known as CalCare.
AB 1868 (Gallagher, R-Chico)
AB 1868 would require the California Department of Public Health, by Jan. 1, 2030, to update regulations to reflect current professional standards of care relating to extracorporeal bypass surgery.
Assembly Health Committee Support Letter
AB 1126 (Patterson, R-Rocklin)
AB 1126 would require the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to ensure that noncontracted providers billing Medi-Cal managed care as a payer of last resort do not face administrative requirements that are significantly more burdensome than Medi-Cal fee-for-service billing. It would generally allow eligible fee-for-service providers to bill the plan without becoming in-network and...
OHCA Still Seeking Presentations from Hospitals on Cost-Reducing Strategies
What’s happening: Ahead of its next board meeting on March 25, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) continues to seek presentations from health care providers on strategies that have successfully reduced health care spending while promoting good health outcomes. To date, the board has heard from seven health care entities about their cost-reducing strategies.
CHA’s Coyle to Retire in Early 2027
What's happening: Last week, CHA issued a news release announcing that President & CEO Carmela Coyle would be retiring in early 2027, after a 44-year career in health care policy and advocacy — including nearly 10 years at CHA.