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Payments to Renal Disease Facilities Increasing for 2024

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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule details the end-stage renal disease prospective payment system for calendar year 2024.  

What else to know: The base rate will increase to $271.02. 

Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman will open the Symposium as the Keynote

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Why you should attend: Hear from Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a leader on behavioral health in the Legislature, and get an update on public policies, politics, and financial issues shaping behavioral health care in California.  

When: Dec. 12-13 at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento.  

CHA: Nursing Home Staffing Proposal is Too Rigid

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What’s happening: CHA commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.  

What else to know: CHA supports the establishment of standards, but specific thresholds don’t allow flexibility for facilities to establish a staffing mix best suited for their patients.

Changes Proposed for Independent Dispute Resolution Process

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What’s happening: A proposed rule from the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury aims to improve the No Surprises Act (NSA) independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.  

What else to know: Comments on the proposal, which is in response to court rulings that held key provisions of the interim final rules establishing the IDR process impermissible under the NSA, are due Jan. 2.  

Penalties Proposed for Health Information Blocking

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What’s happening: A long-awaited proposed rule from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology establishes provider disincentives for information blocking.  

What else to know: Hospitals found to engage in this activity would not meet meaningful use requirements. Comments on the proposed rule are due Jan. 2.