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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The 2023 Medicare rules for post-acute care reimbursement have been finalized, and CHA has the information you need. Join CHA staff members Pat Blaisdell, Chad Mulvany, and Megan Howard to get up-to-date information on the final rules for the inpatient rehabilitation facility […]
CHA, along with Brandon Castillo from Bicker, Castillo, and Fairbanks, will walk through the research that leads us toward a new concept for how to discuss the impact and benefits of passing the hospital disaster preparedness plan, commonly known as “Seismic Reform.” They will provide you with information needed to engage with legislators as we work […]
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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will make available $25.5 billion in additional COVID-19 relief funding. The application portal for the additional funding will open on Sept. 29. Additionally, the agency also announced a 60-day grace […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule updating payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Comments on the proposed rule are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on May 31.
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What’s happening: This week, the 2024-25 budget and supporting legislation will be signed by the governor, ensuring the spending plan is in place by July 1, the start of the fiscal year.
What else to know: The budget includes important changes to the managed care organization (MCO) tax and the health care worker minimum wage, while also having implications for the hospital fee program.
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
What else to know: The proposed CY 2025 PFS conversion factor is $32.36, a decrease of $0.93, or 2.8%, from CY 2024.
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What’s happening: CHA members and staff visited state lawmakers on Wednesday to promote Assembly Bill (AB) 977 (Rodriguez, D-Pomona) that would increase protections for health care workers in emergency departments (EDs) and Senate Bill (SB) 1432 (Caballero, D-Merced) that would provide a time extension to hospitals from California’s 2030 seismic construction mandates.
What else to know: Both CHA-sponsored bills passed their respective chambers without a single negative vote. AB 977 moved forward on a 68-0 vote in January and SB 1432 by a 37-0 vote last week.
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Last Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 525, which sets minimum wages for health care workers across the state.
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To set the scene: my situation is such that my hospital, Mercy Hospitals in Bakersfield, does not have a volunteer services manager, but does have an auxiliary. As president of the auxiliary, I do not have the same role as a volunteer services manager, which has made it difficult to help our volunteers navigate this pandemic.
As part of a major health care system, Dignity Health, guidance for returning volunteers is universal for all 150-plus system hospitals. Before returning volunteers to the hospital, the COVID positivity percentage rate must be below a rate that is specific to each hospital community for a minimum of 30 days. Once these criterion are met, volunteers can begin returning. However, additional restrictions will be enforced, including age, pre-existing conditions, hospital service areas, local health department approval, and training. With the percentages currently above the desired rate and our county currently in the “purple” tier, it is unknown when volunteers will return.