Last Thursday, the Health Care Authority announced the “apparently successful bidders.” Medicaid managed care plans to provide integrated managed care for each of the state’s procurement regions, subject to completing the contracting process.... Read More >>
Hospitals are required to submit various financial reporting data to the Department of Health, including annual employee compensation data, financial year-end reports, and other data. ... Read More >>
WSHA and the American Hospital Association (AHA) strongly recommend hospitals impacted by the 340B payment cuts take steps to preserve their right to the prior payment level by appealing claims.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority (HCA) recently completed changes to WAC 182-550-2900 and 182-550-3000 to support the change to readmissions payment policy that went into effect January 1, 2018. ... Read More >>
In March, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner released data from the 2017 annual insurer filings. ... Read More >>
Substitute Senate Bill 5883 requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to contract with licensed dental health plans or managed health care plans to provide managed care dental services by January 1, 2019.... Read More >>
On April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 payment rule for Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospitals... Read More >>
Presentation slides are available from the SFY 2015 Disproportional Share Hospital (DSH) audit training webcast provided by Myers and Stauffer on April 24, 2018.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority recently posted updated versions of its Medicaid billing guides for hospital and physician related services. ... Read More >>
WSHA and the AHA strongly recommend hospitals impacted by the 340B cuts take steps to preserve their right to the prior payment level by appealing claims.... Read More >>
