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Two Opportunities Support Behavioral Health Infrastructure Projects 

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The California Department of Health Care Services and Department of Social Services are launching two new programs to support infrastructure projects: the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) and the Community Care Expansion (CCE) Program.  These investments will ensure behavioral health care can be provided in the least restrictive settings by […]

U.S. House Democrats Advance Physical Infrastructure Bill

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Late Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-206 to advance President Biden’s $1 trillion physical infrastructure legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.   The five-year spending bill includes a CHA-supported provision to invest $65 billion in broadband as well as funding to improve […]

House Advances CHA-Supported Bill to Support Front-Line Health Care Workers

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On Nov. 4, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee passed by voice vote a modified version of the CHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The version that passed aligns with the bill (S. 610) that the Senate passed in […]

California Congressional Delegation Signs Bipartisan Letter on Implementation of No Surprises Act

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.In the U.S. House of Representatives, 152 members — including 25 members of the California congressional delegation — have signed on to a bipartisan letter to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor asking the agencies to correct the independent dispute resolution process included in the second No Surprises Act […]

CMS, OSHA Issue Regulations on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an interim final rule with comment period, requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement, including but not limited to hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical settings, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities.  

CMS Issues CY 2022 OPPS Final Rule, Increases Price Transparency Penalties

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On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized Medicare payment rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services. CMS estimates that Medicare expenditures under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) will increase by $1.3 billion based on changes in the final rule.