The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Behavioral Health Group is offering a free, virtual training on de-escalation communication.... Read More >>
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a webinar from 9-10 a.m. PST Wednesday, May 25, on Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding... Read More >>
The Department of Health (DOH) announced that it will hold a Certificate of Need (CN) Rulemaking Kickoff meeting on May 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. via Zoom. The workshop is open to anyone interested in the CN program and will provide an overview of DOH’s upcoming work on the CN rules... Read More >>
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals that by January 1, 2023 hospitals must adopt a policy on the prevention and control of the transmission of pathogens of epidemiological concern in accordance with a new law enacted through HB 1739 (2022). This change is required because HB 1739 modernizes current RCW 70.41.430 from its’ narrow focus on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to general provisions addressing “pathogens of epidemiological concern.” ... Read More >>
Substitute House Bill 1616 , which becomes effective July 1, 2022, substantially expands who may qualify for free or discounted care under the charity care law by raising the incomes under... Read More >>
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) recently finalized its rulemaking for enforcement of the requirement under Senate Bill 5377 that hospitals contract with at least one public option plan... Read More >>
On April 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed FY 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule. WSHA is preparing a detailed summary of the proposed rule... Read More >>
On April 18, Confluence Health CEO Dr. Peter Rutherford told the Health Care Cost Transparency Board that Confluence’s hospitals needed increases in its commercial rates to sustain its operations, since costs of... Read More >>
On March 31, 2022, Governor Inslee signed E2SHB 1688 (Chap. 263, Laws of 2022) which aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act to the federal No Surprises Act and adds... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority (HCA) recently updated information regarding billing of take-home opioid reversal medication pursuant to Senate Bill 5195, enacted during the 2021 legislative session. WSHA has been actively... Read More >>
