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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule.
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CHA has issued a two-part members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. (HPA), of the calendar year 2022 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule. Additionally, CHA has issued HPA’s detailed specialty impact analysis based on the proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule are due Sept. 13.
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To implement the state public health officer order released July 26, hospitals and health systems may need to add testing for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated workers. The state of California has made available several resources to assist with creating additional testing capacity.
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released additional clarifications on the state public health officer order on unvaccinated health care workers that was released on July 26. These clarifications are contained in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-27 for general acute care hospitals (GACHs), AFL 21-28 for […]
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On Aug. 2, 40 of the 53 members of the California congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for the immediate release of the remaining Provider Relief Funds to hospitals and providers.
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A recent article in CHA News on new wiring instructions for the 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program Managed Care Directed Payment invoices for the July-December 2019 period may have caused some confusion among members.
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As the race between variants and vaccinations presses on in California, recent data reveal another troubling aspect of the pandemic: the fact that vaccination rates are disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities, including many communities of color.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released additional clarifications on the state public health officer order on unvaccinated health care workers that was released on July 26. These clarifications are contained in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-27 for general acute care hospitals (GACHs), AFL 21-28 for skilled-nursing facilities, and AFL 21-29 for acute psychiatric hospitals.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.
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On July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final fiscal year (FY) 2022 skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) rule.