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Dec. 2, 2024
Telehealth
While Wisconsin families can take advantage of one of the best health care systems in the country, many Wisconsin communities struggle to retain access to health care services due to provider shortages or transportation barriers.
Telehealth - AdvocacyPage
Dec. 2, 2024
Worker's Compensation
Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation program and our high-quality, high-value health care system sets us apart from the rest of the country—making Wisconsin an attractive place to do business. Learn more about WHA's advocacy related work on this webpage.
Worker's CompensationPage
Dec. 2, 2024
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Inpatient
In addition to the rules and summaries below, WHA provides hospital-specific analysis of these rules on the WHA portal.
Prospective Payment System (PPS) InpatientPage
Dec. 2, 2024
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Inpatient Psych
In addition to the rules and summaries below, WHA provides hospital-specific analysis of these rules on the WHA portal.
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Inpatient PsychPage
Dec. 2, 2024
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Long Term Care Hospital
In addition to the rules and summaries below, WHA provides hospital-specific analysis of these rules on the WHA portal.
Prospective Payment System (PPS) Long Term Care HospitalPage
Nov. 27, 2024
Medicare Wage Index
The Medicare Wage Index has been an important part of the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system for a long time. However, now, the wage index plays an even larger part in the calculation of Medicare payments made to providers. One of the reasons for this is that Medicare rate increases have been very low due to tight federal budgets. This means that a hospital's wage index change from the previous year can determine whether Medicare reimbursement will increase or decrease.
MedicarePage
Nov. 26, 2024
Critical Access Hospitals
A Critical Access Hospital (CAH) is often located in a rural part of the state, and it provides short-term hospital stays when someone has a severe injury or illness, an urgent medical condition, or is recovering from surgery. A freestanding critical access hospital allows for a measured transition toward an integrated multi-service health care facility. CAHs help preserve local health services and the unique qualities of the small town.
Critical AccessPage
Nov. 26, 2024
Home Health
WHA provides hospital-specific analysis of these rules on the WHA portal.
Home HealthPage
Oct. 1, 2024
Reimbursement and Coverage
Two out of three patients receiving care at a Wisconsin hospital are covered by either Medicare or Medicaid (BadgerCare). Both the federal Medicare and state-administered Medicaid programs underfund Wisconsin hospitals, causing a cost-shift onto everyone else who receives care at a hospital. This underfunding and resulting cost-shift has been called a “Hidden Health Care Tax” by Wisconsin businesses. Between Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs underfund Wisconsin hospitals by $3 billion a year – for hospital services alone.
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Mar. 11, 2024
Workforce and Team-Based Care
Among the many issues facing the field of health care, none is more important than solving the growing workforce crisis in order to sustain the high-quality, high-value health care Wisconsin citizens expect and deserve. This page provides more information on how WHA and Wisconsin hospitals are working to resolve this critical issue.
Workforce - Advocacy