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WSHA is excited that SB 6101, extending the Hospital at Home program, will get its first public hearing this week. This is one of WSHA’s high-priority pieces of legislation this session... Read More >>

The 2024 legislative session began Monday, Jan. 8. This year’s session is the second in the two-year biennium and will last for 60 days, making it a “short” session.... Read More >>

he 2024 legislative session begins today. This year’s session is the second in the two-year biennium and will last for 60 days, making it a “short” session... Read More >>

The Department of Commerce has released guidance to Tier 1 building owners who would like to submit compliance applications in advance of their assigned deadline.... Read More >>

On Friday, Dec. 5, the Thurston County Superior Court will hear argument on WSHA’s legal challenge to the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) reinterpretation of the state’s charity care law to disallow all geographic limits.... Read More >>

Gov. Inslee released his proposed 2024 supplemental budget on Dec. 13.... Read More >>

WSHA was notified by Health Care Authority (HCA) staff that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a State Plan Amendment (SPA) for changes to Medicaid payment under... Read More >>

The recently finalized Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center rule includes significant changes to how hospitals must make available machine-readable files of negotiated payments with carriers... Read More >>

The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) recently finalized new rules and concise explanatory statement regarding registration and reporting by Health Care Benefit Managers (HCBMs), effective December 21, 2023.... Read More >>

The Washington State Health Cary Authority has made available its report to the legislature regarding the state Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) and is finalizing related rules. Legislation establishing the... Read More >>