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Nov. 2, 2023
Health Care ‘Middlemen’ Prevent Free Market Dynamics from Working
In a recent article published on RealClear Health on Oct. 24, 2023, author Deane Waldman argues that the concept of price transparency to produce savings in health care is fundamentally flawed and instead mandatory price transparency requirements will divert resources from patient care.
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Nov. 2, 2023
WHA Updates Board on Latest State and Federal Advocacy Efforts, 2023 Goals
In his President’s Report at the Oct. 26 Board of Directors meeting in Madison, WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding provided a year-to-date update on WHA’s annual goals, pointing out key areas of focus, including advocacy efforts related to workforce and payer issues, the upcoming statewide campaign to address the health care workforce shortage and a progress update on the Wisconsin Hospitals State PAC & Conduit annual fundraising campaign.
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Nov. 2, 2023
New Leaders Elected to WHA Board of Directors
Advocate Health's Medical Group President of the Midwest Region and Chief Medical Group Officer, Dr. Jeff Bahr was named chair-elect for 2024 at the Oct. 26 WHA Board of Directors meeting in Madison. Dr. Bahr joined the WHA board in 2018 and serves as a member of the Nominating and Awards Committee and the Essential Procedures Workgroup.
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Nov. 2, 2023
President’s Column: Wisconsin Hospitals Committed to Affordable, Quality Care
A recent guest column ("Wisconsin's nonprofit hospitals prioritize profits over patients," Oct. 19) made several unfounded claims that paint a grossly inaccurate and false picture of Wisconsin’s hospitals.
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Nov. 2, 2023
HRSA Clarifies it is Reinstating Pre-pandemic 340B Child-Site Registration Requirements
On Oct. 26, the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a notice clarifying that it is returning to its pre-pandemic policy regarding the registration of off-site outpatient hospital facilities as 340B child sites.
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Nov. 2, 2023
Gundersen Boscobel’s Jerry Berge Receives WHA 2023 Trustee Award
WHA has honored Gerald “Jerry” Berge of Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics with its 2023 Trustee Award. WHA Immediate Past Board Chair John Russell, president & CEO of Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus, presented the award to Berge on Nov. 1.
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Nov. 2, 2023
Fast Facts from the WHA Information Center: November is National Diabetes Month
In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 37 million people have diabetes, yet 1 in 5 of those people are not aware they have it.
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Oct. 26, 2023
New Data Shows Wisconsin Hospitals Facing Significant Financial Challenges
On Oct. 24, the WHA Information Center (WHAIC) released its annual Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals for FY2022, which shows Wisconsin hospitals and health systems facing their most significant financial challenges in more than a decade.
Economic Impact Information TechnologyArticle
Oct. 26, 2023
Legislation Introduced to Help Grow More Physicians for WI
In 2013, WHA worked with the governor and the state Legislature to create a grant program that funds and supports additional physician residency training slots in rural Wisconsin.
Graduate Medical EducationArticle
Oct. 26, 2023
Register Now for the WHA Wisconsin Healthcare Workforce Salary Survey
WHA, in partnership with the Wisconsin Healthcare Human Resources Association (WisHHRA), has opened registration for their 2024 compensation survey. The survey, and statewide and peer group results, will be available to member participants at no cost.
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