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With WSHA’s help, 53 hospitals successfully completed applications making them eligible for consideration for federally matched Medicaid Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) funding for state fiscal year 2019.... Read More >>

The 340B drug discount program has been helping expand access to life-saving prescription drugs and other drug treatments for more than 25 years. However, the program is in danger, and WSHA and AHA are now asking you for your help to combat the negative perceptions the pharmaceutical industry has promoted.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform 340B hospitals of an American Hospital Association (AHA) initiative to help protect the 340B drug discount program and encourage hospitals to participate in the initiative. ... Read More >>

WSHA recently published a bulletin describing the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries' (L&I) rulemaking process and pre-proposal draft that could expand the class of workers who qualify for overtime pay.... Read More >>

WSHA sent an email to hospital CFOs and legal counsel with information about the Department of Health’s charity care rulemaking. ... Read More >>

WSHA recently provided comments to the State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) on its new draft legislation on billing and payment for out-of-network services.... Read More >>

At WSHA’s request, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently completed rulemaking to remove an obsolete requirement that hospitals submit estimated annual budgets to the department.... Read More >>

January 1, 2019, the Health Care Authority (HCA) will expand integrated managed care (IMC) to five additional regions.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority recently published an updated Physician-Related Services Billing Guide which is available on the agency’s Provider billing guides page.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to notify hospitals that the Washington State Newborn Screening Program is not currently able to complete newborn screening tests for one of the conditions required by state law. As a result, the program is not sending out printed screening reports. ... Read More >>