The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is tasked with providing emergency assistance to hospitals. The FEMA application process is complex, and the review process takes time. However, there are steps a hospital can take to accelerate payment. In partnership with FEMA Region 9 and CalOES, CHA is hosting a webinar providing an update on the […]
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Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 9. Join CHA’s Megan Howard and Chad Mulvany as they provide a summary of the proposed rule implications on your organization and how you can share your concerns on the impending changes.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued several new and updated All Facilities Letters (AFLs).
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will award up to $145 million in one-time grant funding to health center “look-alikes” to respond to and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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As vaccination rates climb and businesses begin to reopen, there is a growing sense that the pandemic is waning, but we must remember that it’s been barely more than 100 days since the number of COVID-19 cases peaked in California.
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Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the attached proposed rule updating Medicare Advantage and the Part D prescription drug program for contract year 2019. Among the proposed changes, CMS would codify the current Quality Star Rating System for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, eliminate the “meaningfully different” standard that Medicare Advantage organizations must meet if they offer multiple plans in the same county and change the open enrollment period to Jan. 1 through March 31.
CMS also solicits comments on how Part D plan sponsors — through their pharmacy benefit managers — negotiate drug price concessions from drug manufacturers, network pharmacies and other entities. Specifically, CMS is interested in learning if Part D plans and their pharmacy benefit managers are lowering premiums and cost-sharing for beneficiaries because of the savings generated from price concessions.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released its final rule updating the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies for calendar year (CY) 2019. The final rule includes a number of significant proposals that will impact hospitals and clinicians. Included in the PFS final rule is an interim final rule that implements provisions of the recently signed Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.
To maintain daily operations and patient care services, health care facilities need to develop an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP) to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a total or partial interruption of the facilities’ normal water supply.
The Emergency Management Program (EMP) implements the mission, vision, goals and objectives of the organization as related to Emergency Management. The EMP utilizes organized analysis, planning, decision making and assignment of available resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all-hazards. (Emergency Management Principals and Practices for Healthcare Systems, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2006).
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What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) launched a one-stop-shop website with the latest information on the opioid epidemic and the state’s effort to address it.
What else to know: The website is part of Governor Newsom’s attempt to connect people with resources and treatments.