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AB 1854, sponsored by the attorney general, was amended May 18 to remove the provisions that apply to hospitals and other health care providers. The bill would now prohibit corporations that provide electronic communication services, remote computing services, or financial services to the general public from responding to certain information requests. With these amendments, CHA is...
AB 1776 would expand California’s antitrust laws by prohibiting single-firm conduct that monopolizes or seeks to monopolize a particular market. Amendments taken in the Senate Appropriations Committee make technical changes and limit actions to public prosecutions.
AB 1985 would require college and university athletics coaches to complete a student mental health training that includes suicide prevention.
Assembly Health Committee Support Letter
Assembly Higher Education Committee Support Letter
I had the privilege earlier this week to welcome and join one of the most important gatherings of rural health care leaders in California: CHA’s annual Rural Health Care Symposium.
What’s happening: A recording of CHA’s March 18 executive briefing on the Hospital Fee Program is now available for members who may have missed it.
What’s happening: The Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI) has released two documents — FAQs and briefing slides — on the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
What’s happening: On March 20, CHA participated in a health care roundtable hosted by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D‑Carlsbad) and Scripps Health. The event, which was held at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, brought together California lawmakers and health care leaders from the San Diego region to discuss key issues hospitals are facing.
What’s happening: The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board met on March 25, where it pushed the office to create a process to revise “high-cost” hospital determinations if based on faulty data. The board also deliberated over the process for providers to obtain adjustments to their spending targets related to the growth in non-supervisory organized labor costs.
About State-Directed Payments (SDPs) SDPs are additional payments made to health care providers to support Medicaid quality and access goals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reviews and approves SDPs for each 12-month rating period. Payments to providers are made via managed care organizations (MCOs) and are based on utilization of Medicaid services....
Medicaid provider taxes are a cornerstone of the Medicaid financing structure. Without federal revenue generated from these taxes, reimbursement for care provided to patients covered by Medicaid would be woefully insufficient and health care access would be at grave risk. For many hospitals, losing this revenue would mean closure of service lines; for others, it...
