CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

HCR · Health Issues

Congress and CMS/HHS: H.R. 1 implementation, ensuring that CAs CY 2025 hospital provider tax is approved, that state directed payments are reduced slowly so as not to disrupt access and hospital stability and that childrens hospital SDPs reflect the cost of pediatric services as they have no Medicare equivalent. Ensuring the safe harbor threshold for provider taxes is not adjudicated retroactively in a way that punishes states and providers acting in good faith. Congress: Support for funding for the CHGME program. Oppose cuts to 340B reimbursement, including through the Medicare 340B rebate model.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Congress: Support for funding for the CHGME program. Oppose cuts to 340B reimbursement, including through the Medicare 340B rebate model.

EDU · Education

Congress: Support $1B funding for the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program for FY 2027.

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

Congress and CMS/HHS: H.R. 1 implementation, ensuring that CAs CY 2025 hospital provider tax is approved, that state directed payments are reduced slowly so as not to disrupt access and hospital stability and that childrens hospital SDPs reflect the cost of pediatric services as they have no Medicare equivalent. Ensuring the safe harbor threshold for provider taxes is not adjudicated retroactively in a way that punishes states and providers acting in good faith. Congress: Support for funding for the CHGME program. Oppose cuts to 340B reimbursement, including through the Medicare 340B rebate model.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1