CHA Briefing Highlights Financial Strain Facing Rural Hospitals
What’s happening: On Tuesday, CHA held a briefing for legislative staff on the financial realities of rural health care survival.
CHA Association Supporter
May Budget Revise Approaches with Mixed Fiscal Signals
What’s happening: The governor is expected to release his May budget revise next week, which will kick off budget negotiations with the Legislature ahead of the June 30 deadline.
AB 108 (Gabriel, D-Encino)
AB 108 provides $25 million to the Department of Health Care Access and Information to support grants to hospitals in immediate and significant financial distress to help prevent the closure of those hospitals.
SR 110 (Grove, R-Bakersfield)
SR 110 designates the week of May 10-16, 2026, as National Hospital Week in California.
SB 989 (Blakespear, D-Carlsbad and Umberg, D-Santa Ana)
SB 989 would enable first responders to refer an individual with a severe mental illness experiencing psychosis and severe impairment to a county’s Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act process.
Assembly Health Committee Support Letter
AB 2003 (Berman, D-Palo Alto)
AB 2003 would direct the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to develop a free online suicide prevention training program for schools and require local educational agencies to submit data to the state on suicide-risk screenings.
Senate Education Committee Support Letter
CHA Pushes Back on Commentary Attacking 340B Program
What’s happening: CalMatters has published a CHA counter op-ed on 340B that reinforces the program’s importance for patients and safety-net providers.
CHA Alert Reminder: Act Now to Support Distressed Hospital Loan Program
What’s happening: On Monday, CHA issued an alert reminder, asking members to write to the Senate and Assembly Budget Committee chairs and support the request for a one-time appropriation of $300 million for the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, as well as statutory changes to advance the program.
Hospital Supplier Diversity Plans Due July 1
What’s happening: Hospital Supplier Diversity Plans must be submitted to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by July 1 for the reporting period ending Dec. 31, 2025.
Medi-Cal Rx Claims to Require ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes Beginning This Fall
What’s happening: Starting this fall, ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s) will be required for Medi-Cal Rx claims. This change is being made to better implement appropriate utilization management controls, including prior authorization.