WSHA has asked members of Washington State’s Congressional delegation to support a bipartisan bill, H. R. 4392, to stop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rule to reduce payments for outpatient drugs provided by certain 340B eligible hospitals by nearly 30%.... Read More >>
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) notified WSHA that it will withdraw its rulemaking regarding alternative authorization processes, sometimes known as “goldcarding.”... 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 posted on the site’s website for the public.... Read More >>
In the next few days, WSHA is sending hospital-specific analyses of the final Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule to the chief financial officer or other designated recipient at each of our member Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals. ... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Revenue recently filed a preliminary notice of their intent to update certain rules and definitions relating to property tax exemptions for various types of organizations, including hospitals. ... Read More >>
"At some point in life, we all need intense medical care, and hospitals are there to provide it, whether or not you have health insurance. But if the insurance mandate goes away, more people will choose to be uninsured."... Read More >>
The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a sweeping tax plan that would affect non-profit hospitals and public hospital districts and the patients they serve. ... Read More >>
WSHA and the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) will host a webcast from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 28 on the HCA’s new Medicaid readmissions payment policy. The new policy takes effect January 1, replacing the current policy that penalizes hospitals with higher-than-average readmissions rates. ... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and others filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on November 13 to prevent significant Medicare payment cuts to hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. In a final rule, the payments would be cut by about 28 percent. ... Read More >>
The House of Representatives is set to vote on Thursday on a sweeping tax plan that would affect non-profit hospitals and public hospital districts and the patients they serve. Yesterday, WSHA sent a letter to the our state's representatives urging their support of tax-exempt private activity and advance refunding bonds. ... Read More >>
