After weeks of negotiations, we are pleased to report we have reached a compromise on SB 5236 – the staffing bill that would have mandated nurse-to-staff ratios. Most notably, there... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instructed Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities for the federal No Surprises Act to resume arbitration proceedings, but only for payment disputes... Read More >>
On a related note, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently announced that the dispute resolution mechanism under the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA) would be extended... Read More >>
The Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual requires hospitals to adjust their Medicare cost reports to deduct the portion of association dues related to lobbying expenses. WSHA and AWPHD recently calculated and... Read More >>
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) issued its final CR-103 rule to implement E2SHB 1688. The rule aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act as... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team recently published an update to its Top Priority Rules Tracker, which shows the highest-priority ongoing state rulemaking activities impacting hospitals and health systems as part of its State... Read More >>
The revenue forecast released by the Washington State Economic and Review Forecast Council on November 18 indicated short term revenue increases, but a cautious longer range outlook. The forecast, including... Read More >>
Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court overturned cuts made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to PPS hospitals for hospital administered drugs under the 340B program. For... Read More >>
Recently, Health Care Authority (HCA) staff alerted WSHA HCA corrected an error in the fee schedule amount for Naloxone for Medicaid enrollees and uninsured patients. The previous fee schedule incorrectly... Read More >>
Last week, WSHA submitted comments to the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s (OIC) CR-102 draft rule to implement E2SHB 1688, which aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act... Read More >>
