WEEKLY UPDATE:

September 18, 2025


U.S. House’s Stopgap Funding Package Extends Certain Healthcare Protections

On Tuesday, September 16, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled legislation to fund the government through November 21, averting a shutdown and preserving policy changes ahead of the […]

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CHA Submits Comments on Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in its Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for calendar year 2026, proposes a net […]

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Rural Health Transformation Program: Public Comment Open for Connecticut’s Grant Application

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS), in collaboration with several other state agencies, is preparing Connecticut’s application for the Rural Health Transformation Program federal grant opportunity.  DSS is requesting public […]

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Connecticut Hospitals Highlight Emergency Preparedness Month

During National Preparedness Month, Connecticut hospitals and health systems reaffirm their longstanding commitment to continuous collaboration between healthcare organizations and the state to always remain ready for emergencies and disasters […]

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Education

Registration is now open for “Visitation Rights, Policies, and Best Practices,” “PROUD From Knowing to Doing: Building Trauma-Responsive Systems of Care Conference,” “2025 CHA Regulatory Compliance Conference,” and PROUD Enduring Recorded Sessions.

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