Please join us in Olympia for Hospital Advocacy Day Jan. 29-30! ... Read More >>
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange announced that it has extended the enrollment deadline for 2020 health insurance. ... Read More >>
On Wednesday, Dec. 18, a federal appeals court ruled that the individual mandate included in the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. ... Read More >>
Gov. Jay Inslee released his 2020 supplemental budget yesterday. The good news for hospitals and health systems is that his budget doesn’t call for any major health care funding cuts nor new taxes. ... Read More >>
The Bree Collaborative is seeking public comment on its draft recommendations for managing patients who may be at risk of violence to others.... Read More >>
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the minimum salary threshold for an employee to be considered exempt from overtime pay requirements is going up. ... Read More >>
Congress is poised to adjourn for the year after voting this week to fund the government through Sept. 30. ... Read More >>
To distribute a new pamphlet that the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) has developed to help support hospital leaders and nurse managers in implementing and ensuring success under Washington’s uninterrupted breaks and on-call staffing law. The pamphlet is meant to be distributed to impacted hospital staff by managers.... Read More >>
Governor Jay Inslee released his proposed 2020 supplemental budget yesterday. Highlights of the budget include addressing the homelessness crisis, expanding early learning and combatting climate change. The governor’s proposal would... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would reprocess calendar year 2019 payments for exempted hospital clinics that a U.S. district court ruled were improperly reduced. Noridian,... Read More >>
