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Oct. 27, 2022
AHA Sends Letter to Capitol Hill Including Key WHA Priorities
On Oct. 24, The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate and House minority leaders Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy requesting support for the many challenges hospitals are facing during a very difficult 2022. The letter includes requests for many of the priorities WHA has been advocating for during recent visits to Washington, D.C.
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Oct. 27, 2022
WHA Proposes Rule Language to PA Board to Streamline Licensure Process and Compliance
WHA offered several suggested amendments during an Oct. 20 rulemaking hearing of the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board (PA Board) to the PA Board’s proposed rule implementing 2021 Wisconsin Act 23, which made several changes to the licensure and practice of physician assistants.
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Oct. 27, 2022
Registration Deadline for WHA Leadership Academy is Around the Corner
The 2023 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy is open for registration, but time is running out. The last day to register is December 1, assuming the spots do not fill up prior to that date.
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Oct. 27, 2022
The Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) is the Trusted Source for Health Care
Since 2003, WHAIC’s vision has been to help health care stakeholders in Wisconsin turn data into actionable insights that enable timely and reliable decision-making. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, WHAIC has a strong heritage of meeting the ever-changing, broad-based needs of health care stakeholders statewide.
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Oct. 20, 2022
PHE Extended Until at Least January 2023, Allowing Regulatory Flexibilities to Continue
On Oct. 13, the Biden administration announced it was again extending the federal public health emergency (PHE) for another 90 days, until Jan. 11, 2023.
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Oct. 20, 2022
CMS Announces It Will Finally Begin Restoring 340B Payments for PPS 340B Hospitals
On Oct. 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will finally be rectifying its unlawful payment cuts to 340B hospitals paid under the prospective payment system (PPS), at least for the remainder of 2022.
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Oct. 20, 2022
Register for Upcoming Polling Briefing: Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 12 p.m.
WHA & HEAT are pleased to host a special 2022 Election Polling Briefing with Dr. Charles Franklin, nationally recognized pollster and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, the largest and most respected independent polling project in state history.
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Oct. 20, 2022
WHA’s Social Determinants of Health Webinar Series: A Journey to a Healthier Wisconsin
In collaboration with the WHA Quality Team, the WHA Information Center (WHAIC) will present the fourth webinar in “The Journey to a Healthier Wisconsin” series on Oct. 26, 2022. This will be the last in a four-part social determinants of health (SDOH) webinar series that provides hospitals and health systems valuable information to help improve health outcomes in their communities.
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Oct. 20, 2022
CEO Panel Another Great Success at Partners of WHA Annual Convention
As one of the most popular agenda items, the CEO panel was once again offered to Wisconsin hospital volunteers last week at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells for the Partners of WHA annual convention.
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Oct. 13, 2022
Wisconsin’s Licensure “Super Compact” Continues Permanently Beyond Public Health Emergency
To streamline Wisconsin’s health care professional licensure process, WHA developed and championed 2021 Act 10 which enables most health care providers licensed in another state to immediately begin practice in Wisconsin while they seek approval of their regular Wisconsin license.
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