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 >>

WSHA staff and members traveled to Washington, D.C., the week of April 22 to attend the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and meet with members of our state’s congressional delegation... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule April 22 related to staffing requirements in nursing homes that receive Medicaid or Medicare funds. The new requirements exceed Washington’s state-level requirements for nursing home staffing... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required if Participating or Planning to Participate in Program To: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Legal, Quality and Risk, and Government Affairs... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required To: Hospital COOs, CMOs, OB Administrative Leads, OB Medical Leads, Pharmacy Leaders, In-House Legal, Government Affairs leaders Please forward to applicable outpatient clinic leaders Staff... Read More >>

In response to concerns voiced by WSHA and member hospitals to state agency staff about the ongoing impacts of the Change Healthcare cyber-attack, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC)... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 10 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2025. WSHA... Read More >>