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On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
CHA is hosting this members-only webinar to discuss key proposals in these proposed rules ahead of the comment deadline.
Public health and health care preparedness and response are key facilitators in managing wildfires and extreme heat events. Health systems see medical surge, increased patient comorbidities, and increased resource needs when communities are affected by climate extremes. This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing project between the University of California’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to strengthen and streamline the city’s emergency response plans and protocols for climate-related events.
What’s happening: Hyve Health, the creator of the CHA-endorsed Vitality Index Payer Scorecard, has entered into a national partnership on payer accountability with the Healthcare Financial Management Association. What else to know: CHA continues to encourage members to enroll in the scorecard tool, which will provide critical information to support CHA’s advocacy to hold insurers...
Join CHA’s Trina Gonzalez and Kathryn Austin Scott for updates on SB 1432, the status of the legislative proposal and next steps in the process, and ways you can advocate for your hospital and community.
As mandated by Assembly Bill 40 (2023), California hospitals must submit Ambulance Patient Offload Time (APOT) Reduction Protocols by September 1, 2024. This Educational Brief will provide you with some best practices from your peers. This presentation reviews key deadlines and requirements and shares Sutter Health’s approach to incorporating APOT protocols into existing procedures.
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), established in 2022, is an important new state agency tasked with reining in the growth in health care spending. OHCA’s major responsibilities include: Increasing transparency of health care spending Setting and enforcing targets for the growth in health care spending Overseeing market transactions Establishing new standards to protect...
Join CHA’s Trina Gonzalez and Kathryn Austin Scott for updates on SB 1432, the status of the legislative proposal and next steps in the process, and ways you can advocate for your hospital and community.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality rule. The rule finalizes significant changes and clarifications regarding managed care delivery and finance. Join CHA’s Chad Mulvany, Ben McGowan, and Amber Ott as they provide key highlights of finalized policies, including: Hold Harmless...
Senate Bill (SB) 1432, CHA’s sponsored legislation to provide relief from California’s 2030 seismic construction mandates, passed the Senate Health Committee on April 24 on an 11-0 vote and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Join CHA’s Trina Gonzalez and Kathryn Scott as they provide updates on SB 1432, what to expect next in...
