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Jan 10, 2009 Wendy Keegan
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The California Hospital Association represents the interests of California hospitals before state and federal courts in lawsuits involving MICRA, reimbursement, labor and employment, medical staff, and other issues. In addition, CHA summarizes cases of interest to hospitals.

CHA Files Lawsuit Challenging 2009 Medi-Cal Rate Reductions

Dec 3, 2009 Wendy Keegan
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CHA filed a lawsuit Nov. 24 against the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) challenging provisions enacted in budget trailer bill ABX4 5, which purports to perpetually freeze reimbursement rates to hospitals for distinct-part skilled-nursing and subacute services to the rates in effect for the 2008-09 rate year.

Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Medi-Cal Lawsuit

Dec 1, 2009 Wendy Keegan
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On August 24, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the state’s request for rehearing en banc of the April 6 order stopping rate reductions to hospitals for certain Medi-Cal services (see April 10 CHA News).