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The U.S. Senate voted 51-50 Aug. 7 to approve the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions... Read More >>

WSHA’s efforts to raise awareness of hospital’s unprecedented capacity and financial challenges are having an impact. WSHA sent a letter to all state legislators and health care regulators detailing the financial losses and reasons for them... Read More >>

In late July the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced proposed rule to strengthen federal laws on nondiscrimination in health care... Read More >>

Recent member news from Aug. 11, 2022 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

One of our favorite traditions at WSHA is recognizing our members for their exemplary service to their communities. In fact, we’ve been doing it for more than 30 years, and we will continue this tradition when we present annual awards at the Annual Meeting Oct. 17-19 in Renton... Read More >>

The American College of Healthcare Executive as named WSHA Senior Director of Quality and Performance Improvement Tina Seery as a member of its 2022-2023 Washington State Regent Advisory Council... Read More >>

At the recent meeting of the Health Care Cost Transparency Bord, WSHA and its consultant, Bruce Deal from Analysis Group, used a robust set of data to discuss the factors behind Washington hospital payment increases... Read More >>

Don’t miss your chance to register your new and emerging managers and supervisors for the LEAD Academy, which starts Aug. 24... Read More >>

To increase access to potentially life-saving medication to treat COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and its partners have launched a new telehealth option for patients... Read More >>

An ongoing fraud ring has been preying on health care practitioners for the last year... Read More >>