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Gov. Inslee has appointed Susan Birch as the new director of the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). Susan is currently the executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Policy and Financing.... Read More >>

We’ve been fighting hard on the national level to preserve Affordable Care Act coverage. We are very concerned that residents who need health coverage may think it has gone away as a result of all the negative media coverage. We are also concerned at the loss of federal funds for outreach and enrollment efforts. We need your help to make sure people know that health coverage is available and to help them enroll!... Read More >>

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B annual hospital recertification period for 2017 began October 24 and will run through November 21, 2017. All 340B hospitals must recertify with HRSA annually to ensure they continue to meet the 340B hospital eligibility requirements. Covered entities that fail to complete recertification will be removed from the 340B program.... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority’s 2018 supplemental budget decision packages are out. ... Read More >>

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B annual hospital recertification period for 2017 will occur October 24 through November 21, 2017.... Read More >>

On October 3, WSHA staff testified at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) stakeholder hearing on regulating alternative authorization processes, otherwise known as “goldcarding.” ... Read More >>

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created an ad aimed at protecting the 340B Drug Discount Program.... Read More >>

WSHA staff testified at an October 3 Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) stakeholder hearing and submitted written comments to OIC’s stakeholder draft rules regulating alternative authorization processes, otherwise known as “goldcarding.”... Read More >>

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Physician Leadership Forum will host a webinar from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, November 9 on improving care for adults hospitalized with substance use disorder, focusing on understanding needs, engaging leaders and changing systems.... Read More >>

On Tuesday, WSHA staff testified at an Office of the Insurance Commissioner stakeholder hearing concerning the latest stakeholder draft rules regulating alternative authorization processes, referred to as “goldcarding."... Read More >>