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WSHA was instrumental in passing 2018 legislation that clarifies aspects of state charity care law. WSHA will host repeat webinars from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. June 22 and 29 to update members on upcoming changes to the law, steps hospitals need to take to comply with the new requirements and resources available to help members meet new obligations. New state law requirements go into effect October 1.... Read More >>

Randy Revelle, WSHA’s former long-time senior vice president of policy and advocacy, has entered hospice care. Randy has been an incredible mentor to me throughout my career, even before I worked at WSHA, when we worked together on expanding children’s health coverage. His focus, passion and heart are inspirational. ... Read More >>

WSHA recently updated its Regulatory Issues Web Page to provide members with a comprehensive view of state rulemaking activity.... Read More >>

Last Thursday, the Health Care Authority announced the “apparently successful bidders.” Medicaid managed care plans to provide integrated managed care for each of the state’s procurement regions, subject to completing the contracting process.... Read More >>

Hospitals are required to submit various financial reporting data to the Department of Health, including annual employee compensation data, financial year-end reports, and other data. ... Read More >>

WSHA and the American Hospital Association (AHA) strongly recommend hospitals impacted by the 340B payment cuts take steps to preserve their right to the prior payment level by appealing claims.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority (HCA) recently completed changes to WAC 182-550-2900 and 182-550-3000 to support the change to readmissions payment policy that went into effect January 1, 2018. ... Read More >>

In March, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner released data from the 2017 annual insurer filings. ... Read More >>

In March, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) released data from the 2017 annual insurer filings. WSHA analyzed trends from the top three commercial and Medicaid insurers in the state for 2016 and 2017.... Read More >>

May is National Mental Health Month: a time to recognize the importance of mental health care in our communities and raise awareness about mental health conditions. In Washington State, this also means raising awareness of the challenges our mental health care system faces, and the initiatives that can address them. Mental health remains one of WSHA’s top legislative priorities, and although we are steadily making progress, our system still needs work.... Read More >>