The Washington State Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS) is offering a webcast from 10 a.m. to noon November 6 on the new Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) programs. These are new programs offered through DSHS as part of the state’s Medicaid Transformation Demonstration. Both programs could be helpful discharging patients back to their homes rather than to long-term care facilities and helping patients obtain support to stay in their homes.... Read More >>

Strong participation is at the heart of a healthy democracy. The good government geeks at WSHA are begging you—please vote and be heard! Ballots need to be dropped in the ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day November 7.... Read More >>

Initiative 1433, enacted by voters, becomes law on January 1. The law increases the minimum wage and requires all employers to offer paid sick leave to employees. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has provided an informational website to learn more and has split rulemaking into two parts. ... Read More >>

Gov. Inslee has appointed Susan Birch as the new director of the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). Susan is currently the executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Policy and Financing.... Read More >>

We’ve been fighting hard on the national level to preserve Affordable Care Act coverage. We are very concerned that residents who need health coverage may think it has gone away as a result of all the negative media coverage. We are also concerned at the loss of federal funds for outreach and enrollment efforts. We need your help to make sure people know that health coverage is available and to help them enroll!... Read More >>

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B annual hospital recertification period for 2017 began October 24 and will run through November 21, 2017. All 340B hospitals must recertify with HRSA annually to ensure they continue to meet the 340B hospital eligibility requirements. Covered entities that fail to complete recertification will be removed from the 340B program.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority’s 2018 supplemental budget decision packages are out. ... Read More >>

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B annual hospital recertification period for 2017 will occur October 24 through November 21, 2017.... Read More >>

On October 3, WSHA staff testified at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) stakeholder hearing on regulating alternative authorization processes, otherwise known as “goldcarding.” ... Read More >>

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created an ad aimed at protecting the 340B Drug Discount Program.... Read More >>