Effective October 1, 2022, HCA implemented a policy that in certain cases, will enable hospitals to receive payment for up to five days for the continued hospital stay of a... Read More >>
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told the United States District Court it will, within the next few weeks, pay for drugs provided to Medicare enrollees on... 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 Washington Health Care Authority has provided a form and billing instructions for hospitals and behavioral health facilities to be reimbursed for opioid reversal medication provided to uninsured patients as a result of Substitute Senate... Read More >>
Comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed outpatient rule are due September 13. WSHA will submit comments by the deadline and has provided a draft of its comments to member... Read More >>
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) has issued a second prepublication draft of rulemaking to implement E2SHB 1688. The proposal aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act... 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 >>
WSHA commented on a recent preproposal draft rule for E2SHB 1688 which was passed during the 2022 legislative session. E2SHB 1688 aligns the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act with the... Read More >>
WSHA commented on the Health Care Authority’s (HCA) preproposal draft rule for ESSB 1196, which was passed during the 2021 legislative session. ESSB 1196 builds on Washington state’s telemedicine payment parity... Read More >>
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury released their interim final rule on the independent... Read More >>
