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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has partnered with peer organizations to offer Telemedicine Hack, a “10-week, virtual peer-to-peer learning community,” intended to assist providers interested in implementing telemedicine services.... Read More >>

This month CMS released another two rounds of CARES funding for hospitals. At the same time, many WA hospitals continue to have a shaky financial forecast for the next year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. ... Read More >>

The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging a delay in implementation of the hospital price transparency rule. ... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is seeking comments on its proposed Multi-payer Primary Care Transformation Model. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s summary of the 2020 legislative session is now available. As COVID-19 dominated the end of the session, WSHA successfully advocated for $19.5 million allocated to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to facilitate discharge of patients to long-term care settings and $2 million in emergency funds for rural hospitals. ... Read More >>

WSHA staff continues to provide members with guidance on new laws and regulations through bulletins. Links to our recent bulletins can be found on our Bulletins Page and on the WSHA Government Affairs Team’s New Law Implementation Guide. ... Read More >>

WSHA is continuing to provide Medicare updates to the Washington Healthcare Forum website which addresses provider COVID-19 billing and payment questions. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s 2020 Legislative Summary & Policy Preview is now available on the WSHA website! ... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems that provide “adult care, mental health, addiction, disability support, or youth services” as contractors of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) about a new contractual requirement to provide an assurance that such services will not be disrupted or delayed by economic or industrial action. The requirement applies to new contracts and renewals of existing contracts as of June 11, 2020, under a new law SB 6096.... Read More >>

The COVID-19 pandemic has been almost all filled with tragedies, challenges, tough decisions and unwelcome changes.... Read More >>