August 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule. Major provisions of the... Read More >>
To improve patient access to care, HCA is adding additional Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) in three different service regions. This is a result of the state’s finding that Medicaid... Read More >>
WSHA recently provided input regarding two state health care proposals: Cascade Care Subsidy Study. In its comments to the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE), WSHA detailed the ways hospitals currently... Read More >>
WSHA’s Government Affairs team has published its update to its State Regulatory Issues webpage. Members will find a comprehensive view of state rulemaking activities that affect them. This month, the team... Read More >>
August 6, WSHA submitted comments to the state’s stakeholder draft rule related to the Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA). This Act passed during the 2019 legislative session and was effective January 1,... Read More >>
The Washington Healthcare Forum website continues to address provider COVID-19 billing and payment questions for commercial plans, Medicare, and Medicaid, including Medicaid managed care. At WSHA’s request, the Forum recently... Read More >>
This month CMS released another two rounds of CARES funding for hospitals. At the same time, many WA hospitals continue to have a shaky financial forecast for the next year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. ... Read More >>
The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging a delay in implementation of the hospital price transparency rule. ... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority (HCA) is seeking comments on its proposed Multi-payer Primary Care Transformation Model. ... Read More >>
WSHA’s summary of the 2020 legislative session is now available. As COVID-19 dominated the end of the session, WSHA successfully advocated for $19.5 million allocated to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to facilitate discharge of patients to long-term care settings and $2 million in emergency funds for rural hospitals. ... Read More >>
