Council Connect Articles

It’s Your Money: Get It Back With MCAG

Hospital Council members have full access to the class action settlement recovery service provided by Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), which represents over 1,400 hospitals and has recovered more than $200 million on behalf of health care organizations from previous settlements.

Report Highlights Continued Strain of Pandemic on Hospitals

A new report, prepared for the American Hospital Association by Kaufman Hall, projects that hospitals nationwide will lose an estimated $54 billion in net income throughout 2021, even after taking federal relief into account. The increased expenses for labor in a tight labor market, drugs and supplies, as well as patients delaying care continue to […]

FAQs Available on Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratio

To address some of the workforce challenges hospitals may be facing, CHA has created FAQs for any hospitals that cannot meet the state’s nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements. This document provides critical information on exemptions to the requirements and ways to help mitigate staffing shortfalls.