To share comments or concerns with your local legislators, you can deliver messages using the state Legislative Hotline . . . (800) 562-6000. You can also send e-mail to the governor or legislators directly from the Washington Health Care Association website . . . www.whca.org. September 15, 2005 Memo: 2006 Annual Convention Preparation (PDF) Email to a Friend Sample Letter Requesting Delay of Survey (DOC) - MEMBERS ONLY To view and download this Word Document, right click on the link and select "Save Target As..." June 3, 2005 Consumer Reports Article Targets Assisted Living (PDF) Email to a Friend May 25, 2005 WHCA/WCAL Seeks Comments on Boarding Home Rules (PDF) Email to a Friend April 25, 2005 Legislative Session Concludes: Long Term Care Wins with Budget Increases (PDF) Email to a Friend April 13, 2005 Boarding Home Transfer/Discharge Form Available (PDF) (Members Only) Email to a Friend April 6, 2005 Medicare/Medicaid Briefing Sheets (PDF) Email to a Friend March 29, 2005 FDA Initiates Seizure of All Vail 500, 1000 and 2000 Enclosed Bed Systems (PDF) Email to a Friend March 22, 2005 Governor Gregoire’s Budget Released - Nursing Facilities Targeted for Rate Reduction; Assisted Living Facilities Retain Rate Increase (PDF) Email to a Friend March 14, 2005 WHCA/WCAL Priority Legislation Moves Forward (PDF) Email to a Friend January 24, 2005 Newly Released Final Rule on the new Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) Program (PDF) Email to a Friend January 20, 2005 Medical Assistance Administration Planning Extreme Cuts in Incontinence and Nutritional Supplement Coverage (PDF) Email to a Friend January 14, 2005 2005 Legislative Session Begins: WHCA/WCAL Member Participation Critical To Overcoming Challenging Session (PDF) Email to a Friend January 7, 2005 Eighteen Months after Implementation, Nursing Home Provider Fee Approved by CMS (PDF) Email to a Friend December 20, 2004 Details of Governor's Budget Released - Long-Term Care MUST Activate! (PDF) Email to a Friend December 17, 2004 Locke's Final Budget Jeopardizes Washington’s Most Vulnerable (PDF) Email to a Friend November 10, 2004 Quality Improvement Committee Meeting (PDF) Email to a Friend November 4, 2004 Do You Have Liability Insurance? (PDF) Email to a Friend   The Kensington of Tacoma is Closing (PDF) Email to a Friend October 11, 2004 With Executive Director Brendan Williams' Election Approaching, WHCA/WCAL to Not Miss a Beat: Jonathan Eames to be Next Executive Director (PDF) Email to a Friend September 21, 2004 One Week Later: Williams' Victory Margin Continues to Grow in House Race; Next Governor Will Have to Redo "Cruel, Nonsensical" DSHS Budget Proposal Email to a Friend September 15, 2004 Brendan Williams wins democratic nomination for representative in Olympia Email to a Friend August 5, 2004 View Final Version of New Boarding Home Rules Email to a Friend June 24, 2004 Who Said You Can’t Fight City Hall? (PDF) Email to a Friend April 2, 2004 Governor Signs Budget; 2.4% Medicaid Rate Increase on the Way July 1! (PDF) Email to a Friend March 15, 2004 Great Day for WHCA/WCAL Keeps Getting Better: Boarding Home B & O Tax Salvation is on the Way! (PDF) Email to a Friend   "Instrumental" Full-Court Press by WHCA/WCAL Obtains 2.4% Medicaid Increases for Boarding Homes & Nursing Homes (PDF) Email to a Friend March 9, 2004 The State Shortchanges Assisted Living Care (PDF) Email to a Friend March 2, 2004 WHCA Member’s Timely Newspaper Column Influences Ongoing Talks to Resolve House & Senate Budget Differences (PDF) Email to a Friend   Huge Senate Hurdle Cleared for Bill That Would Greatly Reduce B & O Tax Threat (PDF) Email to a Friend February 27, 2004 House & Senate Nursing Home Budgets Are on a Collision Course (PDF) Email to a Friend February 25, 2004 Key Boarding Home Bills at Critical Stage in House (PDF) Email to a Friend February 24, 2004 URGENT: Your Voice Needed to Prevent House Budget Cut to Available Nursing Home Funding! (PDF) Email to a Friend   Feeding Assistants Are Now Allowed in Washington State (PDF) Email to a Friend February 23, 2004 House and Senate Budgets Unveiled; Senate Supports WHCA on Nursing Home Funding! (PDF) Email to a Friend February 20, 2004 Boarding Home Provider Call to Action (PDF) Email to a Friend February 4, 2004 Special Event: Keep Your Lamp Burning Brightly: A Passion for Nursing (PDF) Email to a Friend February 3, 2004 As More Ads Roll, Our Fight to Preserve the Nursing Home Appropriation Continues (PDF) Email to a Friend January 30, 2004 WHCA Highlighted on I-5 Billboard (Click to watch video clip. MPG) January 28, 2004 Boarding Home Legislative Update Email to a Friend January 27, 2004 Nursing homes have taken enough of a hit Email to a Friend   In Midst of Funding Crisis, State Proposes Giving Some Hospitals Competitive Advantage for Nursing Home Patients (PDF) Email to a Friend January 20, 2004 Ruinous state policies creating crisis for nursing homes Email to a Friend   Newspaper Column Reinforces Uncompromising Message Against Gov. Locke’s Cut; Urge Senators to Support SB 6451 (PDF) Email to a Friend January 19, 2004 The Battle is Joined! Nursing Home Advocates Parry Gov. Locke’s Cut Proposal with Senate Bill (PDF) Email to a Friend

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