With recent changes in the law, the hospital safety net assessment program has new provisions for the quality incentive program. Under these provisions, hospitals must be in compliance with existing Department of Health financial reporting requirements to qualify for the quality incentive payment.... Read More >>
WSHA recently released a bulletin explaining details of counties’ decisions to pursue “mid-adopter” status for financial integration of Medicaid benefits for behavioral health.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority has begun the application process for the SFY 2018 Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program for hospitals other than those participating in the Certified Public Expenditures program.... Read More >>
Gary McLaughlin, Chief Financial Officer at Overlake Medical Center, will retire at the end of June. Gary served as the CFO at Overlake since 2003.... Read More >>
WSHA members have been asking for steps to help with an increasingly burdensome process from private payers on prior authorization. On June 5, after an extended stakeholder process, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner adopted a rule on prior authorization that addresses carrier transparency. ... Read More >>
Recently the Health Care Authority, the Department of Health, and other state agencies sent notices some entities contracted with the state. The notice says state contracts will be suspended if the legislature fails to agree on budget appropriations for the upcoming biennium by midnight of June 30, 2017.... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority adopted final rules on two items WSHA has been involved in... Read More >>
WSHA recently sent two hospital-specific reports to the chief financial officer at each of our member hospitals.... Read More >>
Despite the end of the regular legislative session, work continues on legislation regarding balance billing of patients that receive services from a provider not contracted with their health plan. HB 2114 earlier passed the House but was not voted by the full Senate.... Read More >>
A new lookup tool is available that will allow providers to check if a clinician or group who bills Medicare meets the volume thresholds and will need to submit quality data under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The Medicare Administrative Contractors sent notices to qualifying entities via mail. Providers can check online by entering a provider or group’s national provider identifier on the Quality Payment Program website. ... Read More >>
