Governor Jay Inslee released his proposed 2018 supplemental budget yesterday. This budget adds about $1 billion to fund basic education, but the governor also highlighted opioid use, emergency preparedness and mental health services as priorities.... Read More >>
Governor Jay Inslee released his proposed 2018 supplemental budget today. This budget adds about $1 billion to fund basic education, but the governor also highlighted opioid use, emergency preparedness and mental health services as priorities. ... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health is currently recruiting for an office director of Community Health Systems, which is the position being vacated by Steve Bowman.... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved the launch of supportive housing and supported employment services. ... Read More >>
Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., must tackle a number of critical health care issues, including funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, expiring Medicare reimbursement policies, 340B and stabilization of the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act.... Read More >>
Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., must tackle a number of critical health care issues, including funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, expiring Medicare reimbursement policies, 340B and stabilization of the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act.... Read More >>
The House Ways and Means Committee recently announced a bipartisan agreement to extend certain expiring Medicare provisions. The proposal would extend the Medicare low-volume adjustment program and Medicare dependent hospital status for two years, and extend add-on payments for rural ground ambulance and home health services for five years.... Read More >>
WSHA has asked members of Washington State’s congressional delegation to support bipartisan bill H. R. 4392 to stop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ rule to reduce payments for outpatient drugs provided by certain 340B eligible hospitals by nearly 30 percent. ... Read More >>
We are grateful to those of you who have contributed to the Washington Hospital PAC. Your contributions help us elect champions for hospitals and health care and advance our advocacy agenda.... Read More >>
The state’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) has delayed the timeline for hospitals to undertake their review and verification of data that will be publicly posted. WSHA and your individual hospital should be hearing more on the new timeline later this week. ... Read More >>
