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CEO Message: With COVID-19 Rising, Resurgence Planning at the Forefront

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As COVID-19 continues its relentless march through California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday recommended that Imperial County, the location of one of the state’s most intense flare-ups, reinstate its stay-at-home order. 

Over the weekend, the Governor also mandated that seven counties, including Los Angeles, shut down their bars and nightclubs, and recommended that eight additional counties do the same. 

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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Survey for COVID-19 Vaccine Planning Due to CDPH FridayOn Oct. 12, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released All Facilities Letter (AFL) 20-81, which asks all hospitals, or health systems on behalf of their hospitals, to submit information for their COVID-19 vaccine planning.

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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CDC Allocates $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded Testing, Vaccination Distribution The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has allocated $22 billion in funding for states, localities, and territories in response to the pandemic, as authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. California will receive $1.696 billion for testing activities and $357 million...

CalAIM: Overview of the Future of Medi-Cal Webinar

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California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), is a multiyear process led by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), with goals to improve the health outcomes and quality of life experienced by Medi-Cal patients.

The CalAIM initiative, originally scheduled for Jan. 1, 2021, implementation, was postponed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. In January, DHCS released a revised proposal that includes changes based on stakeholder feedback and an updated implementation timeline of Jan. 1, 2022.

These changes to Medi-Cal will have a tremendous impact on hospitals. Please join us for the webinar that will help you understand what lies ahead and how to prepare for these changes.

Coronavirus Response Newsletter

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Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements AnnouncedThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued detailed reporting requirements for recipients of more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Funds for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19. The reporting requirements apply to all distributions except nursing home infection control, rural health clinic testing, and payments under...

FAQs: Post-Acute Care

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What are the requirements for testing skilled-nursing facility (SNF) residents?  

CEO Message: 2020 Legislative Finish Line Is in Sight

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Through all of it – COVID-19, work/home adjustments, a brief sense of hope in June that this would be short-lived – the 2020 legislative session has slogged on. Now, there are just a couple of weeks left, and two of the most important issues for California’s hospitals remain in play: 

CHA Provides Summary of Governor’s May Budget Revise

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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. 

Hospitals Will Test Earthquake Readiness in Great ShakeOut Drill

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Hospitals throughout California will participate in the annual Great ShakeOut drill Oct. 17. Intended to help Californians prepare for the next big earthquake, the drill is an opportunity for hospitals to review and update their plans for preventing and minimizing damage and injuries, and to improve their continuity of operations if an earthquake happens. 

CEO Message: Budget Proposal Is Another Blow Hospitals Can’t Take

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Now is the time to call your state assemblymember and senator to tell them the following:

Hospitals need financial relief now.
Reject the Governor’s budget proposal that would cut managed care payments to hospitals for inpatient care.

Embedded in the state’s latest budget proposal, as the administration looks to make up for the massive losses to state coffers driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, is a recommendation that would upend the way Medi-Cal managed care plans are paid.