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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has issued a Request for Applications for an administrator to oversee elements of the California Hub & Spoke System, otherwise known as the Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project. Applications are due June 14 at 4 p.m. (PT).
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Invoices for the 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program, fee-for-service cycle 2, were mailed on March 20. Hospitals are reminded that payments are due Wednesday, May 20. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) prefers fee payments to be made via electronic funds transfer.
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CHA members can now learn about the recently released federal fiscal year 2021 proposed rules for the inpatient rehabilitation facility and skilled-nursing facility prospective payment systems in free on-demand videos.
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On May 14, Gov. Newsom announced his revisions (often referred to as the May Revise) to the budget he proposed in January. He opened his comments by stating these are not ordinary times and that this will not be an ordinary budget. As was announced a week ago, the state is facing a $54.3 billion budget deficit.
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres announced the UN’s policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health last week and urged the international community to do much more to protect those who face rising mental pressures. He said that mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19 that must be expanded and fully funded.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resurrected many well-worn aphorisms: “New normal,” “Unlike anything we’ve seen before,” “Once-in-a-lifetime crisis.”
These phrases can help us make sense of circumstances and events that have been challenging to cope with and even more difficult to recover from. Of course, they do little to help where it’s needed most.
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We need your help! Health care is facing monumental change in California, and reform is a matter of when, not if.
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CHA launched a new campaign that highlights the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitals. The campaign includes social media, digital advertising, targeted asks of the Governor and the Legislature, daily press briefings listed below highlight the pandemic’s impact on specific regions as well as on rural hospitals and health care systems, and a microsite — www.protectourhospitals.org.
May 7 – State Overview
Moderator: Jan Emerson-Shea
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May Budget Revision Excludes Critical Funding to Help Hospitals Keep Ready
Hospitals Are Foundational to Reopening of California’s Economy
“There is no question California is facing one of the most challenging budget years this state has ever seen — far worse than the Great Recession of 2009,” said Carmela Coyle, President & CEO of the California Hospital Association. “As the budget is a reflection of the state’s values and priorities — even during devastating economic times when the state is working hard to return many sectors of our economy to more normal activity — it’s vital that hospitals be able to remain open, staffed, and ready for the state’s ongoing COVID-19 response.”
“While California’s hospitals recognize the difficult choices facing state leaders, hospital funds referenced in the May Revise are federal dollars, not state, and even still don’t come close to the $10 billion to $14 billion in short-term losses that hospitals are facing today,” Coyle said. “Hospitals across this state answered the call to respond in this unprecedented crisis. Without an immediate infusion of resources, many will remain in serious financial jeopardy.”
“We agree with the Governor that our state’s economy cannot begin to climb back unless hospitals are open, available, and fully staffed to provide care for the next expected wave of patients suffering from COVID-19. This cannot happen without immediate financial help from the state,” Coyle said. “We call upon the Legislature and Governor to prioritize the health of all Californians by providing $1 billion in financial relief to hospitals before June 30.”
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