Paxlovid Emergency Use Authorization (EUA): The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) are alerting providers to changes to the EUA for Paxlovid, most recently updated July 6, 2022.... Read More >>
WSHA is a committed partner in the Washington State Opioid Response Plan and is collaborating with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) to support hospitals and their communities in opioid stewardship.... Read More >>
The Washington State Legislature passed two important law changes for audio-only telemedicine during the 2022 legislative session that build on the 2021 audio-only telemedicine law.... Read More >>
Access to housing is one of the most common barriers to discharge from the inpatient setting.... Read More >>
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance for telehealth providers on how they can use remote communications technologies for audio-only telehealth in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).... Read More >>
The Supreme Court found in favor of the AHA, reversing a prior ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and holding that, absent a survey of hospital acquisition costs, HHS may not vary the reimbursement rates only for 340B hospitals... Read More >>
To: Hospital Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact: David Streeter, MPA, Policy Director- Government Affairs DavidS@wsha.org | (206) 216-2508... Read More >>
On June 15, Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) posted the Medicaid inpatient and outpatient hospital payment rates effective for July 1, 2022. The changes to rates, grouper versions, and... Read More >>
On June 17, WSHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed inpatient hospital payment rule for 2023. WSHA provided a draft of its... Read More >>
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not follow the necessary procedure for cuts to hospital payment for 340B hospitals.... Read More >>
