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The Department of Health (DOH) has withdrawn proposed rules to alter the state trauma designation process due to substantial opposition from interested parties during the public rulemaking process (WSR 23-22-108 and WSR 23-22-109).... Read More >>

To: Chief Nursing Officer, Rural Hospital Chief Executive Officers, Legal Counsel, Human Resource Leads and Government Affairs Leaders Staff Contact:   Zosia Stanley, JD, MHA, Vice President and Associate General... Read More >>

  To: Psychiatric Hospital CEOs, Behavioral Health Contacts, and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact: Cara Helmer, JD, RN, Policy Director, Legal Affairs carah@wsha.org | 206-577-1827 Subject: New Law Establishes 23-hour... Read More >>

WSHA submitted comments on a proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that sets minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities.... Read More >>

WSHA will return to Olympia for Hospital Advocacy Day on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.... Read More >>

WSHA contacted the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) regarding a change in benefits which could create unexpected out of pocket costs for patients. Regence and its affiliated health plans... Read More >>

On November 2, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its calendar year (CY) 2024 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. The rule... Read More >>

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services November 2 finalized its rule outlining the agency’s remedy for the unlawful payment cuts to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B... Read More >>

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury issued October 27, 2023 a comprehensive proposed rule that would modify the process for resolution of disputed out of... Read More >>

To: Chief Nursing Officers, Government Affairs Leaders, Complex Discharge Workgroup and Behavioral Health Contacts Staff Contact:  Cara Helmer, JD, RN, Policy Director, Legal Affairs carah@wsha.org| 206-577-1827 Subject: New Law Creating... Read More >>