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As the frenzy of the pandemic response wanes, a challenging regulatory environments, shifting public sentiment, financial pressures, staff shortages and other factors are taking their toll on hospital leaders.... Read More >>
The Washington State Legislature is more than halfway through its 105-day session, and this week marked an important milestone - the cutoff for bills to pass out of their house of origin.... Read More >>
On Friday, Feb. 24, WSHA reached a compromise on SB 5236 that will remove the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios contained in the legislation. The bill passed the Senate Committee on Ways... Read More >>
After weeks of negotiations, we are pleased to report we have reached a compromise on SB 5236 – the staffing bill that would have mandated nurse-to-staff ratios. Most notably, there... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instructed Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities for the federal No Surprises Act to resume arbitration proceedings, but only for payment disputes... Read More >>
On a related note, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently announced that the dispute resolution mechanism under the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA) would be extended... Read More >>
The Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual requires hospitals to adjust their Medicare cost reports to deduct the portion of association dues related to lobbying expenses. WSHA and AWPHD recently calculated and... Read More >>
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) issued its final CR-103 rule to implement E2SHB 1688. The rule aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act as... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team recently published an update to its Top Priority Rules Tracker, which shows the highest-priority ongoing state rulemaking activities impacting hospitals and health systems as part of its State... Read More >>
Over the course of the last two years our teams have experienced significant personal and professional trauma.... Read More >>