On February 10, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (which covers Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii and Arizona) ordered St. Luke’s Health System, Ltd. (“St....more
On December 23, 2013, the Washington State Department of Health (the “Department”) adopted two regulatory changes that impact hospitals. As discussed below, one change impacts Certificate of Need (CoN) review when there is a...more