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Jun. 9, 2022
Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit Fundraising Approaches $200,000
To date, the 2022 Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit campaign has raised $190,132 from 140 contributors. That is 56% of its goal of raising $340,000 and 44% of its goal of 315 individual contributors in 2022. See the complete list of 2022 contributors.
Jun. 9, 2022
Molly Shea Joins WHA’s Communications Team
WHA welcomes Molly Shea, who joins the communications team as a digital communications manager.
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Jun. 2, 2022
Insurers Fail to Follow Through on Agreed-to Prior Authorization Reforms
A new survey from the American Medical Association (AMA) shows health insurers have yet to implement prior authorization process reforms they agreed to four years ago. As a result of what it calls “apathetic or ineffectual follow-through on mutually accepted reforms,” the AMA says that legislation is needed, since there has been a lack of progress on voluntary efforts.
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Jun. 2, 2022
Joint Finance Committee Approves $205 Million for Health Insurers
On May 31, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved an increase of $5 million in the maximum amount of reinsurance payments intended to reimburse insurers for claims for the 2021 plan year. The request for the increase was submitted to the Committee by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), which administers the Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan (WHSP).
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Jun. 2, 2022
WHA Workforce Council Explores How to Leverage Technology to Support the Health Care Workforce
The WHA Council on Workforce Development focused on technology supporting and supplementing the health care workforce at its May 27, 2022, meeting.
Workforce - AdvocacyArticle
Jun. 2, 2022
WHA Health Care Leadership Academy Participants Explore “Why Effective Advocacy is a Critical Skill
On May 25, the participants of the inaugural WHA Health Care Leadership Academy class learned about their role in the critical advocacy work that is done at the state Capitol on behalf of their respective hospitals.
Jun. 2, 2022
Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness
June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to bring attention to and spread the word about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related conditions.
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May. 26, 2022
WCRB Recommends Seventh Consecutive Worker's Comp Premium Rate Reduction
The Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau (WCRB) announced on May 19 that it would recommend to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) an overall 8.47% decrease in worker’s compensation premium rates for the rate year that begins Oct. 1, 2022.
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May. 26, 2022
Deadline Approaching to Register for the 2022 Physician Leadership Development Conference and the 20
With registration closing on June 1 for the 2022 Physician Leadership Development Conference and the 2022 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference, WHA members are encouraged to sign up today, if they haven’t already done so.
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May. 26, 2022
AHA Asks CMS and DOJ for Strong Action Against Excessive Insurer Prior Authorizations and Denials
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on the federal government to provide greater oversight of Medicare Advantage plans as many “egregious health plan policies remain unchecked.”
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