New California regulations went live on January 1, 2024, requiring notice in connection with health care transactions, and effectively establishing pre-closing waiting periods of up to 38 weeks. California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA” or the “Office”) has begun its mandate t...
California's Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) recently amended its cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations to expand the reach of the Health Care Quality and Affordability Act (the Act) to any healthcare entities that are the "subject of" a material change transaction and en...
The Situation: Pursuant to California's Health Care Quality and Affordability Act (the "HCQA"), the newly created Office of Health Care Affordability ("OHCA") recently proposed statewide health care cost targets and standards and goals for the adoption of alternative pay...
Holland & Knight hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on Nov. 4, 2024, with an esteemed panel featuring Sheila Tatayon, assistant deputy director of Health Systems Compliance and chief counsel for California's Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), and Holland & Knight Health...
Material transactions completed on or after April 01, 2024 require notice to California’s Office of Health Care Affordability Paul W. PittsJames F. HennessyMartine L. Augustin Payers, providers, and integrated delivery systems operating in California must now provide notice of material tran...
A new California law establishes the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), whose goals are to control health care costs while maintaining quality of care and broad accessibility. The new law grants OHCA the ability to request data from certain health care entities and state agencies, and ...
Over time, the penalty has evolved to align with changing healthcare policies and priorities. The state has continued to refine its approach to incentivize broader participation in health insurance coverage while also addressing affordability concerns. The history of the health insuranc...
In trying to slow growth, California in 2022 set up an Office of Health Care Affordability, which has proposed a 3% spending growth target for the industry for 2025–2029. But enforcement will start in 2028 at the earliest, using spending data from 2026. ...
health care affordabilityorganizational behaviorThe passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) forced the California Major Risk Medical Insurance Board to make a decision on modifying their existing high-risk pool program or establishing a new one to meet the requirements of the ...
"We expect to save hundreds of millions of dollars for California because of this," Ghaly said. "This gives us an opportunity to create a blueprint for healthcare affordability that has been so far out of reach for states and, frankly, the federal government, and it's really exciting to...