Health Care Reform

CHA's longstanding vision is for "an optimally healthy society." CHA remains committed to health care reform with a goal of giving every person in California equitable access to affordable, medically necessary, high-quality care. Meaningful health care reform requires shared responsibility and should be paid for by all.

DataSuite Issues Impact Analysis on H.R. 3962

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CHA’s DataSuite issued facility-specific reports this week to hospitals, analyzing the key Medicare provisions contained in the Affordable Health Care for America Act (AHCAA), H.R. 3962.

California Hospital Association Commends Governor Schwarzenegger’s Efforts on Health Care Reform

The California Hospital Association (CHA) commends Governor Schwarzenegger’s leadership in helping the nation achieve comprehensive health care reform. The Governor’s bold, comprehensive plan, laid out in 2007, placed California at the forefront of the health care reform debate.

California Hospital Association Applauds President Obama for Continued Focus on Health Reform

Concerns Remain Over Public Plan, Medicare Payment Shifts from Larger to Smaller States

California’s community hospitals are on the frontlines of health care, day in and day out caring for all patients regardless of their ability to pay. The current economic crisis has left an estimated 48 million Americans – including 7 million Californians – uninsured.

Health Care Reform Bills and Online Resources

Download the attached health care reform bills and find other federal legislation

THOMAS, a website maintained by the Library of Congress, provides federal legislative information. The site includes text, summaries and status updates of all federal legislation.

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A Report on California Hospitals, the Economy and Health Care Reform

CHA Special Report
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This CHA Special Report addresses the economic situation facing hospitals and the critical need for health care reform. It is based on the results of a CHA survey of hospital chief financial officers conducted in the second quarter of 2009 as a follow-up to an original study conducted in the fourth quarter of 2008.

California Hospital Association Affirms Commitment to National Health Reform Efforts

For more than 15 years, the vision of the California Hospital Association (CHA) has been an “optimally health society.” The Association’s long-standing goal is that “every Californian should have equitable access to affordable, safe, high-quality, medically necessary health care.”