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06/24/2024
Governor and Legislature Announce Budget Agreement Over the Weekend
Healthcare Minimum Wage Delayed Until October
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers made a budget agreement this past Saturday. The deal includes $16 billion in cuts, declares a statewide fiscal emergency, and pulls money from the state’s rainy-day reserves to balance a $46.8-billion budget deficit.
06/20/2024
CASA Launches Operations Survey
Make sure your center participates
Navigating the day-to-day operations in a surgery center can be difficult. CASA is launching an Operations Survey to assist our members benchmark their policies and components of daily operations.
06/12/2024
CASA Board Advocates for ASCs in Sacramento
On June 3rd and 4th, 2024, the CASA Board met with legislators in Sacramento to discuss the importance of the ambulatory surgery industry. The Board was able to meet with Senator Angelique Ashby and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry to highlight issues important to ASCs and educate them on the role ASCs have to the health care system to help drive health care costs down while maintaining high-quality care.
06/05/2024
Celebrating Pride Month
June is Pride Month, a time dedicated to celebrating and advocating for the LGBTQ+ community. ASC leaders can take steps to promote an inclusive workplace, including having clear policies to protect LGBTQ+ workers, creating employee resource groups, and fostering a culture of acceptance rather than discrimination. At the same time, ASCs should take purposeful steps to treat patients with sensitivity to ensure their healthcare experience is inclusive and respectful.
06/05/2024
Governor Newsom Extends Minimum Wage Implementation by One Month
On May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom signed an extension of SB 525 implementation from June 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. This is the legislation mandating the following schedule for increasing the minimum wage in health care settings.