WSHA successfully advocated for the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) to align its final regulations on health care workers’ unemployment eligibility during a declared public health emergency with the underlying law passed via SB 5190 (2021)... Read More >>
AWPHD will hosting the 2022 Public Records Officer webinar from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 9. This webinar is tailored for public records officers or other staff who contribute to public records requests at public hospital districts... Read More >>
In early September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amended its regulations to prescribe how it determines whether noncitizens are likely to become a public charge. A “public charge” is a noncitizen who has received government assistance for an extended period... Read More >>
The WA Health Workforce Sentinel Network fall survey is now open, providing hospitals an opportunity to share their experiences and workforce challenges from the last six months... Read More >>
Following WSHA’s and other stakeholders’ advocacy, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) announced it would delay implementation of a plan to remove coverage of certain prescription drugs, including HIV... Read More >>
Effective October 1, 2022, HCA implemented a policy that in certain cases, will enable hospitals to receive payment for up to five days for the continued hospital stay of a... Read More >>
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told the United States District Court it will, within the next few weeks, pay for drugs provided to Medicare enrollees on... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team recently published an update to its Top Priority Rules Tracker, which shows the highest-priority ongoing state rulemaking activities impacting hospitals and health systems as part of its State... Read More >>
WSHA held a media briefing Tuesday, Oct. 4, providing the results of our second quarter financial survey for 2022. Through our survey, we found that hospital and health system losses grew to $1.7 billion through the first six months of 2022, with a $1.2 billion operations shortfall... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is hiring for the role of executive director of clinical care facilities. This is a key member of its hospital survey team, and WSHA encourages hospital leaders to share the opening with their contacts... Read More >>
