News

The spectrum of medical therapies to treat COVID-19 continues to evolve and address SARS-CoV-2 variants. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 31, 2022, edition of the Weekly Report newsletter. ... Read More >>

This bulletin provides hospitals information about HB 1761, a new law that revises RCW 70.41.480, which requires Emergency Departments (EDs) to distribute opioid reversal medication to patients at risk of an opioid overdose.... Read More >>

Providers that received CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020 (Period 2), totaling more than $10,000 must submit a formal report on their use of those funds via the reporting portal no later than 11:59 p.m. ET, Thursday, March 31, 2022.... Read More >>

The federal HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP) will stop accepting claims as the funds appropriated by Congress for the program are running out.... Read More >>

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) is seeking input as it updates the notice of consumer rights under the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act to conform with the federal No Surprise Act.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that it is replacing the existing Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model with an ACO REACH model for performance year 2023. ... Read More >>

Today, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extended through April 28 two emergency orders relating to COVID-19 testing services. The emergency orders requiring health insurers to waive copays and deductibles for COVID-19 testing and protect consumers from receiving surprise bills for lab fees related to medically necessary COVID-19 testing.... Read More >>

After last year’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Program received rave reviews from its cohort, WSHA has again partnered with the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business – one of the most diverse business schools in the country, with the highest number of female faculty per capita – to empower women to maximize their unique strength and prepare them for their journey to senior leadership.... Read More >>

Substance misuse remains a major public health concern that has not only been veiled by the pandemic but augmented by soaring opioid-related mortality and morbidity.... Read More >>