Washington State Budget Impacts on In-Home Services

​Washington Governor Inslee is required by law to submit a budget prior to the state’s legislative session. HCAOA Washington Chapter Lobbyist Leslie Emerick developed a summary of the Governor’s 2022 Supplemental Budget potential impacts on in-home services in the proposals for the Departments of Health, Social and Health Services, and Health Care Authority.

Click here for a summary of the potential impacts.
 
The House and Senate will respond with their budget proposal in February 2022. The final budget is a compromise of the proposed budgets.
 
A reminder to register now for the Virtual Washington State In-Home Services Advocacy Days on January 27-28, 2022, sponsored by the Home Care Association of America Washington Chapter (Washington Home Care Association), the Home Care Association of Washington, and the Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care Association. Click here for details.