The Department of Health (DOH) has announced a 9-month waiver of the mandate that hospitals and health care providers have an electronic health record platform that can fully integrate with the state’s prescription drug monitoring program by January 1, 2021. ... Read More >>
WSHA continues to hear from hospitals about the broad and devastating impacts on the health care system from COVID-19. ... Read More >>
Facing reduced state revenues and higher costs due to the (coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, on April 3 Governor Inslee used his line-item veto authority to reduce the 2020 supplemental operating budget passed by the legislature last month. ... Read More >>
The Washington Healthcare Forum COVID-19 Work Group is compiling provider questions along with answers from commercial plans and Medicaid. ... Read More >>
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) is extending the current special enrollment period for individuals who are looking for health insurance coverage.... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that effective April 14, Medicare will increase the payment amount from the existing $51 amount to $100 for COVID-19 clinical diagnostic lab tests that can process more than 200 tests per day using sophisticated equipment. ... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its April 2020 update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. ... Read More >>
WSHA and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have advocated for significant federal funding for hospitals and providers in the wake of COVID-19. The central piece of that package is $100... Read More >>
WSHA is providing to members a webinar Federal Reimbursement Under FEMA Public Assistance Policy on Thursday March 26 at 3 PM. While various legislative solutions are being considered to support... Read More >>
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Care Authority (HCA) has taken several steps to expand the use of telehealth, including: Providing services through telephone interaction; Online digital interaction through a... Read More >>
