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Members of Washington’s congressional delegation led by Rep. Suzan DelBene are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize proposed rules that would aim to streamline the prior authorization process.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released July 13 its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule for 2024, which governs Medicare outpatient payment rates for hospitals paid under OPPS... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 13 released its calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the Medicare physician fee schedule. The proposed rule would reduce the conversion factor by... Read More >>

On July 7, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule to repay hospitals that participate under the 340B program and are paid under the Medicare... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Reporting Action Required                      Updated 07/24/2023 To: Rural Chief Executive Officers, Chief Quality Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Human... Read More >>

Washington is joining the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)!... Read More >>

Change of Law: Hospital Action Required To: Rural Chief Executive Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Human Resources, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact:   Mary Storace, Policy Analyst, Government... Read More >>

Download a PDF version of this bulletin   New Law: Hospital Action Required To: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Quality Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Human Resources, Risk and... Read More >>

Change of Law Hospital Action Required To: Rural Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Legal Counsel, Risk and Compliance and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact:    Remy Kerr, MPH, WSHA... Read More >>

WSHA’s 2023 Legislative Summary is now available on the WSHA website, and physical copies will be mailed to hospital and health systems next week.... Read More >>