The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted the injunction against the “public charge” rule. It will take effect on Feb. 24, 2020. The controversial rule would potentially deny legal immigrants green... Read More >>
This week, two House committees passed legislation that would prohibit balance billing patients for emergency services or care the patient reasonably could have expected to be in-network. However, the bills... Read More >>
Friday, Feb. 7, marked the cutoff for bills to pass out of their policy committees of origin, while Tuesday, Feb. 11, marked the cutoff for bills to advance from fiscal committees (the House Committee... Read More >>
On January 31, WSHA submitted comments requesting CMS to withdraw a new rule on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability that could result in Medicaid cuts in Washington to both hospitals and the state. WSHA... Read More >>
We are in week three of the 2020 state legislative session. A main theme of this session is the cost of care and increased transparency. There are several bills... Read More >>
CMS has proposed a new rule on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability that could result in Medicaid cuts in Washington to both hospitals and the state. WSHA is taking it very... Read More >>
WSHA is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join its Executive/Senior Leadership team in anticipation of the upcoming retirement of Tom Evert. For more information about this newly... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its January 2020 update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. Members will find a comprehensive view of state rulemaking activities that affect them. This month,... Read More >>
WSHA and the Washington State Medical Association are working with legislators on a bill to address the expansion of and variation in health plan prior authorization criteria. When prior authorization... Read More >>
On January 1, 2020, the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA) became effective. Yesterday, WSHA released an updated bulletin that summarizes key provisions of the act and includes links to... Read More >>
