A few important/timely updates about PRIME: Good news – all PRIME applications with the exception of one (which remains a work-in-progress and is ...
Waiver Legislation / CMS Final Rule on Medicaid Managed Care / Hospital outpatient site neutral activities
Waiver Legislation Many thanks DHLF members who wrote letters to the Senate and Assembly Health Committees in support of the two bills that will imple...
March 2016 DC Advocacy Trip
Several members of the DHLF traveled to Washington, D.C. for advocacy on federal issues of importance to California’s district/municipal hospitals o...
Senate/Assembly pass managed care tax legislation, including elimination of DP/NF clawback
Both the Assembly and Senate passed the managed care organization (MCO) financing package on February 29. Of interest to district/municipal hospital...
DHLF Update-February 1, 2016
Waiver Webinar DHCS conducted a webinar last week on Medi-Cal 2020, the recently-negotiated 1115 waiver. The webinar slides, which include a general...
PRIME Update–January 21, 2016
On January 21, 2016, DHLF staff met with DHCS regarding the PRIME program. Below are a few updates. The protocols are still awaiting approval by CMS...
2016-17 State Budget–January 7, 2016
Earlier today, Governor Brown presented the 2016-17 proposed state budget. The proposed budget increases spending for education, health care and sta...
Medical-Cal 1115 Waiver Approved–December 31, 2015
The DHLF is pleased to share the below Department of Health Care Services notice about the approval of the Medi-Cal 1115 Waiver, “Medi-Cal 2020.”...
2014-16 Hospital Quality Assurance Fee/Estimated Funding for District/Muni Hospitals
This is an update on the 2014-16 hospital quality assurance fee (HQAF). This fee went into effect January 1, 2014 and runs through December 2016. ...
Legislation and state budget activities addressing AB 97 cuts
SB 243 and AB 366, Medi-Cal Rates On May 28, the Legislature considered the bills that were on the Appropriations Committee suspense file, the file ...