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On June 6, six bills WSHA supported or tracked during the 2024 legislative session will go into effect. These bills aim to advance and increase the Washington State health care workforce... Read More >>

  New Law: Hospital Action Required   To: Hospital Chief Executive Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Human Resources Leaders, In-House Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Leaders Staff Contact:... Read More >>

The Department of Health (DOH) will host the first rulemaking workshop for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) certificate of need from 9 a.m. to noon June 10... Read More >>

To: Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Human Resources Leads, Legal Counsel and Government Affairs Staff Please forward to clinic managers and staff who may be involved in education and... Read More >>

Beginning at 8:00 a.m. on June 20, the Health Care Authority (HCA) will start to accept applications for the new Apple Health Expansion (AHE). AHE provides Apple Health-like medical coverage to income eligible adults regardless of immigration status. Coverage will be effective on July 1, 2024... Read More >>

The Department of Health recently provided an update of its work on certificate of need (CN) issues, including rulemaking and a report funded in the state budget to evaluate the program... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required To: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Pharmacy Leads, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Leaders Please forward to relevant staff, including billing... Read More >>

Please join WSHA and state Health Care Authority (HCA) staff on Thursday, June 20th from 12:00 PM-1:00PM to learn about a new state health care coverage program available to undocumented residents, called... Read More >>

24 state Attorneys General, including the Attorney General for Washington State, sent United Healthcare a letter advising that it should not favor its own entities in its response to the... Read More >>

With conclusion of the 2024 legislative session, WSHA Government Affairs staff will provide member bulletins and implementation resources for laws passed during session. Members are encouraged to periodically check our New... Read More >>