At both the CFO and Board meetings last week, we went over the various supplemental funding programs, which I’m summarizing below (including some ne...
DHLF PRIME Legislative Briefing – 9/12/2018
On September 12, the DHLF provided a successful briefing to state legislative staff on district/municipal hospitals’ experience to date with PRIME. ...
PRIME/Waiver Update
Dear CEOs and CFOs of district/municipal hospitals: We wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know of the terrific work being done by the PRIM...
Federal ACA Activities 9/20/17
We wanted to provide you with an update on federal activities around the repeal of the ACA. As you have heard in the press, there is renewed interest ...
Advocacy Alert: US Senate Contacts
As you know, the Senate currently is working to try to pass a ACA repeal bill with the vote likely occurring when Congress returns from the Fourth of ...
Advocacy Trip to Washington D.C.
A group of DHLF members traveled to Washington, D.C. the week of 5/22/17 to advocate on issues related to the ACA repeal/AHCA on behalf of Californiaâ...
Aca and Medicaid update
It is expected that an ACA repeal-replace bill will be considered the week of March 6 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The draft of the bil...
Governor released 2017-18 proposed state budget.
Amid uncertainty about changes in state revenue and policies in Washington, California Gov. Jerry Brown presented the $177.1 billion 17-18 proposed st...
District/municipal supplemental funding update (managed care IGTs)
14-15 QAF managed care funds  DHCS and California hospitals are still awaiting CMS approval on the first component of rates submitted for the IGT v...
June 30, 2016 DHLF Update
PRIME On June 17, DHCS reported that ALL PRIME applications had been approved! Therefore, attention turns to the IGTs/federal match for 25 percent...