The Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) licenses and certifies over 14,000 health care facilities and agencies in California in 30 different licensure and certification categories. Keeping licensing and certification practices consistent throughout California can be challenging. The Centralized Program Flex Unit (CPFU), a division of CHCQ, has a mission to ensure standardization and consistency...
The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has established mechanisms to resolve problems and manage complaints. While the process might not solve everything, it’s good to be familiar with what is available, how to execute the process, and know its limitations.During this webinar, DMHC experts will provide an overview of their jurisdiction then walk...
What’s happening: CHA is endorsing member participation in the Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers accountable for timely and accurate reimbursement.
When a rural hospital closes, those in poor health, seniors, and people experiencing poverty suffer the most.
Insurance companies must be held accountable for patient care in California. We need your help to gather data about their all-too-common business practices that impede patient care. How can we accomplish this? With your participation, we will gather the data needed to press regulators to enforce state law on network adequacy, prior authorization, medical necessity, prompt payment, parity, and more....
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) recently released its final recommendation of a 3% spending growth target for 2025-29. A 45-day public comment period on the proposed target ends on March 11. Your support is needed to advocate for a spending target that is attainable, sustainable, and supportive of efforts by hospitals and other providers...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently introduced the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) in Alabama, with plans to expand the program to California in the near future. Peter Thomas, Managing Partner at Powers Law, will provide an overview of CMS and the status of the RCD. He will...
As the state works to hold health care costs in check, it must consider the impact tens of billions in infrastructure spending will have.