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FEMA Prioritizes Funding for Immediate Disaster Relief Efforts

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance announcing immediate needs funding (INF) in response to the near exhaustion of Disaster Relief Funds (DRFs) and the current disaster environment with a major fire and multiple hurricanes. 

CHA Comments on the Office of Health Care Affordability’s Draft Market Oversight Regulations

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On Aug. 31, the California Hospital Association shared comments with the Office of Health Care Affordability on its draft cost and market impact review regulations. The letter conveys a significant number of concerns and requests amendments that are largely focused on properly scoping the breadth of the office’s oversight and bringing regulations in line with the authorizing statute.   

CMS Announces Voluntary State Total Cost of Care Model

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a new voluntary, state total cost of care model: the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) model. CMS will select up to eight states to participate in the model, which is intended to curb health care cost growth, improve population health, and advance health equity, and is built on best practices from the Maryland Total Cost of Care model, the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, and the Vermont All-Payer ACO Model.  

2024 Statewide Ballot Measure Could Bring Significant Annual Funding to Health Care 

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The Coalition to Protect Access to Care — a broad and diverse group of doctors, dentists, community health centers, hospitals, including CHA, Planned Parenthood, emergency responders, health plans, and health care workers — this week filed a statewide ballot measure with the California Attorney General’s office with the goal of qualifying the measure for the November 2024 ballot.  

AHA to Host Virtual Advocacy Day on Sept. 13

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The American Hospital Association (AHA) will host a Virtual Advocacy Day for its members on Sept. 13 to discuss proposed site-neutral legislation, transparency, and other issues that will affect the financial stability of hospitals and health systems.   

Hospitals Remain on Uncertain Footing

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Over the summer, the country’s hospitals — struggling to get back on their feet following the crippling revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, skyrocketing inflation, and stagnant government funding — suffered yet another setback. According to the August “National Hospital Flash Report” from national health care consulting firm Kaufman Hall, operating margins dipped in July to a meager 1.3% (for comparison, insurance companies were above 15% in 2023).