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What’s happening: On Wednesday, the Assembly and Senate Health Committees convened a joint hearing intended to focus on the impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on California’s health care system, rising costs, coverage losses, and potential state-level responses.
What’s happening: This week, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) held its inaugural patient and consumer forum, providing an opportunity for staff to directly engage with patients, consumers, and advocates.
What’s happening: Anthem Blue Cross of California announced in a provider bulletin that, on June 1, it will implement a controversial policy that applies a 10% payment penalty on facility claims when hospitals provide care to patients involving non-participating physicians or providers.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services to California, forcing all California IRFs to choose between either 100% pre-claim review or 100% post-payment review. That decision must be made by April 14.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Services to California, forcing all California IRFs to choose between either 100% pre-claim review or 100% post-payment review. That decision must be made by April 14. Join us as experts from the American Medical Rehabilitation Provider Association (AMRPA) discuss the finer points of the new IRF...
AB 2694 would allow a community college district to offer a baccalaureate degree program that is also offered by the California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) within the same geographic region if the CSU or UC program does not enroll students from that region, or if there are documented unmet regional workforce...
AB 2179 would allow any party or witness to a petition for a restraining order related to a credible threat of violence or harassment in the workplace to appear remotely at a hearing. It would also allow filings related to such protective orders to be submitted electronically, beginning July 1, 2027. Senate Judiciary Committee Support...
SB 1037 would require the Department of Managed Health Care and the Department of Insurance to each conduct an enhanced rate review that includes the annual change in health care insurance premiums and cost sharing to determine if premiums are affordable for individual and group purchasers. Senate Health Committee Support Letter Senate Appropriations Committee Support...
AB 1628 would would extend California’s Safe Surrender Law by allowing parents to safely surrender a newborn at designated sites up to 30 days after birth, rather than within 72 hours.
