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Nov. 16, 2023
Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit Campaign Approaches Final Six Weeks of Campaign
The Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC and Conduit annual fundraising campaign is closing in on its 2023 goal but isn’t quite there yet. It’s raised a total of $321,551 to date from 233 contributors.
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Nov. 9, 2023
Assembly Holds Hearing on WHA-led Inpatient Psychiatric Access Reform Bill
The Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care held a hearing on November 8 on Assembly Bill 616, which would address restrictions on adults enrolled in the Medicaid fee-for-service program from receiving care in freestanding psychiatric hospitals with more than 16 beds.
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Nov. 9, 2023
WHA Urges Assembly Health Committee to Enhance Support to Rural Physician Training
The Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care heard testimony from WHA and several others, including Department of Health Services (DHS) Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge, all in support of Assembly Bill 618 (AB 618) introduced by Reps. Novak and Snyder, and Sens. Quinn and Tomczyk.
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Nov. 9, 2023
HHS Issues Final Remedy to Repay 340B Hospitals for Unlawful Cuts
On Nov. 2, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its final rule outlining its remedy required by a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined HHS acted unlawfully in cutting payments to 340B Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals.
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Nov. 9, 2023
CMS Issues Updates to Federal Price Transparency Provisions in Final Outpatient Rule
On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final 2024 outpatient rule, which finalized several updates it had proposed to the federal Price Transparency Rule for hospitals.
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Nov. 9, 2023
Deadline Approaching to Register for WHA’s 2024 Health Care Leadership Academy
The 2024 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy registration deadline is Dec. 15. We encourage you to sign up today to secure your spot.
Physician ResourcesArticle
Nov. 9, 2023
2024 Physician Leadership Development Conference – Register Today
The annual Physician Leadership Development Conference will next be held March 15 and 16, 2024. The program’s agenda offers timely and relevant content that is applicable to both physician leaders (developing and senior) and non-clinical senior-level hospital or health system administrators or executives.
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Nov. 9, 2023
WHA Again Offers Education to Prepare Your Chargemaster for 2024
WHA is once again proud to offer critical education for your chargemaster staff. This is a self-study WebEx series.
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Nov. 9, 2023
UPCOMING: RHeSUS Lunch & Learn Webinar on Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy
The Wisconsin Rural Health and Substance Use Clinical Support (RHeSUS) Program is hosting its next Lunch & Learn Webinar on alcohol use disorder pharmacotherapy featuring Dr. Randall Brown on Monday, Nov. 20.
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Nov. 9, 2023
WHA Physician Improvement Advisor Shares Resources on Substance Use Disorder and Stigma
Opioid deaths in the U.S. are on track to top 100,000 this year and the WHA quality team has been very active in filling the needed gaps in this space.
Behavioral Health - Advocacy