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Date: July 29, 2026
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. PT
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Hospital Fee Program Update – Participant Information
Make Your Voices Heard on OHCA, Artificial Intelligence
Through the end of this month, hospitals have a brief window to elevate their voices on two critical issues that could be decided in a matter of weeks.
(more…)CHA Formally Supports Measure to Increase CA’s Rainy Day Fund
What’s happening: This week, CHA’s Board of Trustees voted to formally support Proposition 2, the Save for California’s Future Act.
(more…)CHA Urges OHCA to Protect All Health Care Workers
What’s happening: This week, CHA commented on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s (OHCA’s) draft regulations implementing the nonsupervisory organized labor cost adjustment to the spending targets. In the letter, CHA stresses that the proposal “falls short of the Legislature’s overarching goals and directives, fails the office’s policy imperative to treat all workers equitably, and creates a policy that is largely unworkable given the realities of collective bargaining.”
(more…)HQIP Offers Support for Hospital Equity Reports, Due Sept. 30
What’s happening: California hospitals are required to submit an annual Hospital Equity Report to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) by Sept. 30.
(more…)DHCS Releases Hospital Fee Program 9 Draft Fee & Payment Schedule
What’s happening: With the major federal approvals of Hospital Fee Program 9 on June 26, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) can begin assessing the fee and implementing the managed care portion of the program. While federal approval of the fee-for-service (FFS) payment components is still pending and expected to be received in the coming weeks, DHCS will move forward with the managed care fee and payment cycles in the meantime.
(more…)CARB to Host Public Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Reporting
What’s happening: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a virtual public workshop to share new details on forthcoming regulations implementing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, authorized under Senate Bill 253, for 2027 and beyond.
(more…)Secretary of State Certifies Primary Election Results
What’s happening: Last month’s primary election results have been certified by the Secretary of State, setting the stage for a pivotal November election.
(more…)CHA Alert: Urge State Senators to Vote No on AI Bill That Would Undermine Patient Safety
What’s happening: On Wednesday, CHA issued an alert asking members to call their state senator and ask them to vote “no” on Assembly Bill 2575 (Ortega, D-Hayward). The bill would protect health care workers from corrective action or discipline when they override an artificial intelligence tool, even if the decision results in patient harm or violates hospital policies and procedures.
What else to know: Members are asked to make calls by July 31; the bill is set to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Aug. 3. It is vital that lawmakers understand that this bill would not achieve its intended goals.
HRSA Delays Withdrawal of Health Professional Shortage Area Designations
What’s happening: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that health professional storage areas (HPSAs) placed in a “proposed for withdrawal” status will maintain their current HPSA status through approximately July 1, 2027.
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