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The OIC will host and present a webinar regarding its implementation of the BBPA on November 13, 12:00-1:30 p.m. This is not a WSHA-hosted webcast, but WSHA will help provide... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association (AHA) plans to publicly release this Friday the names of more than 1300 hospitals that have signed the 340B Good Stewardship Principles, including 41 Washington hospitals.... Read More >>
Our 2019 WHPAC campaign is well underway. To date, we have passed the half-way point and have raised $200,000, toward our $370,000 goal. Thank you to the leadership teams at... Read More >>
Members of the public occasionally call WSHA asking about hospital employment. To help them, WSHA’s website now offers a hospital job board though Washington Hospital Service’s (WHS) Industry Partner, HospitalCareers.com.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority (HCA) has announced a change in the process for requesting sign language interpreters for Apple Health clients. ... Read More >>
WSHA contacted the Washington State office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) about their strategy for monitoring and enforcement of requirements for transparency and accountability of health plan prior authorizations (WAC 284-43-2050 and WAC 284-43-2060). ... Read More >>
The Balance Billing Protection Act requires health plans to provide an electronic mechanism for hospitals and health care providers to determine whether a patient's health insurance plan is subject to the requirements of the act. ... Read More >>
For Medicaid enrollees, integrated managed care (IMC) coordinates physical health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment services to help provide whole-person care under one Medicaid managed care plan. ... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority released a stakeholder draft and WAC crosswalk of proposed changes to enrollment and payment language for rural health clinics (RHCs). ... Read More >>
September 27, WSHA submitted its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. ... Read More >>