The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that effective April 14, Medicare will increase the payment amount from the existing $51 amount to $100 for COVID-19 clinical diagnostic lab tests that can process more than 200 tests per day using sophisticated equipment. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its April 2020 update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. ... Read More >>

WSHA will begin sending shipments of disposable surgical masks on Thursday, April 16 to Washington state hospitals most in need of the personal protective equipment.... Read More >>

WSHA has purchased 300,000 disposable surgical masks from Dingyi North America. The masks arrived in Washington today from China.... Read More >>

The first round of the emergency funding, $30 billion nationally, from the CARES bill has been released to hospitals and physician groups.... Read More >>

The sunny weather and spring religious holidays are tempting many members of our communities to become complacent about physical distancing.... Read More >>

WSHA has been compiling and categorizing various COVID-19 resources for hospitals, a list of which is available on the COVID-19 Hospital Resource page of our website.... Read More >>

Honoring Choices PNW, in collaboration with Ariadne Labs and VitalTalk, is holding a series of free webinars on communication skills and tools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More >>

In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) is extending the current special enrollment period for individuals who are looking for health insurance coverage.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the April 10, 2020 edition of the Weekly Report newsletter. ... Read More >>