WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. Members will find a comprehensive view of state rulemaking activities that affect them. This month, the team... Read More >>
August 6, WSHA submitted comments to the state’s stakeholder draft rule related to the Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA). This Act passed during the 2019 legislative session and was effective January 1,... Read More >>
The Washington Healthcare Forum website continues to address provider COVID-19 billing and payment questions for commercial plans, Medicare, and Medicaid, including Medicaid managed care. At WSHA’s request, the Forum recently... Read More >>
This month CMS released another two rounds of CARES funding for hospitals. At the same time, many WA hospitals continue to have a shaky financial forecast for the next year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. ... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging a delay in implementation of the hospital price transparency rule. ... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority (HCA) is seeking comments on its proposed Multi-payer Primary Care Transformation Model. ... Read More >>
WSHA’s summary of the 2020 legislative session is now available. As COVID-19 dominated the end of the session, WSHA successfully advocated for $19.5 million allocated to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to facilitate discharge of patients to long-term care settings and $2 million in emergency funds for rural hospitals. ... Read More >>
WSHA staff continues to provide members with guidance on new laws and regulations through bulletins. Links to our recent bulletins can be found on our Bulletins Page and on the WSHA Government Affairs Team’s New Law Implementation Guide. ... Read More >>
WSHA is continuing to provide Medicare updates to the Washington Healthcare Forum website which addresses provider COVID-19 billing and payment questions. ... Read More >>
A key milestone for implementing Cascade Care has been reached. ... Read More >>
