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AB 1979 would require a health care provider to take reasonable steps to ensure that a licensed health care professional, acting within their scope of practice, retains the ability to exercise independent professional judgement in their care of a patient when that care is informed by the output of a clinical decision support system. In addition,...
What’s happening: Recognizing that some hospital leaders have expressed interest in the concept of freestanding emergency departments (EDs) — which are not currently permitted in California — CHA has developed a document that outlines the current regulatory landscape and key considerations for this type of service model.
What’s happening: Last week, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) submitted its revised Hospital Fee Program tax model for calendar year 2025 (Program 9) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
What’s happening: At its February meeting, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the adoption of the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation, an initial step in meeting the regulatory requirements of Senate Bills (SB) 253 and 261.
What’s happening: Hospital quality leaders have until March 27 to register for Cal HQ’s in-person kickoff meeting, to be held April 14 in Long Beach and April 30 in Sacramento.
What’s happening: The Advisory Group for the Future of Medi-Cal Commission held its second meeting on March 3. The group met to review and provide feedback on draft priorities that will help shape the commission’s recommendations for the long-term direction of California’s Medicaid program.
What’s happening: The American Hospital Association (AHA) invites member organizations to apply for the 2027 Foster G. McGaw Prize, which honors health care organizations that demonstrate alignment between community health needs and co-designed programs.
What’s happening: Today, CHA submitted a letter to the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) board, urging it to clearly articulate in regulation additional considerations that could justify an organization exceeding the spending growth cap — like investments in patient-centered care, baseline financial conditions, payer mix, and macroeconomic trends.
Earlier this week, members of Congress pressed some of the nation’s top health care leaders, including Rick Pollack, President & CEO of the American Hospital Association and David Aizuss, MD, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the American Medical Association, about the role of health care providers in controlling health care costs.
SB 1049 would give providers 90 days to submit a corrected claim after a plan or insurer denies a claim or sends an overpayment notice, when the issue may be resolved by submitting a corrected claim. The bill would also prohibit a plan or insurer from denying a corrected claim on the grounds that the provider...
