Posts Archive: WHA Monthly Headlines
WHA Series: HEAT program
From repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act in Washington, DC to developing the state budget bill in Madison, public policy changes directly impact the health care landscape. You can have a voice in that process and make a positive impact by advocating for ...
Can you read a nutrition label?
It's a serious question. Did you know the single strongest predictor of an individual’s health status is literacy skills? It’s no doubt that health literacy affects positive outcomes for patients. Low health literacy causes poorer health knowledge, higher mortality, and ...
WHA releases 2015 Community Benefit Report
Wisconsin hospitals provided $278 million in charity care Wisconsin has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the country. That does not mean, however, that there are not people living in Wisconsin who need assistance with medical bills, or that everyone ...
Your April Wisconsin health updates
Each month, WHPRMS brings you Wisconsin health and medical news headlines, plus in-depth industry leader interviews and video clips. If you have links, news or information to share, contact Trish Reed. Here are four articles worth reading: (April 2015) DHS says low-income ...
Health headlines worth noting
February 2015 Health care considered fastest-growing job market In January, the La Crosse Tribune covered a story about local students who explored Gunderson Health System’s “Hands on Health Day.” The students (or candidates for the fastest-growing job market in the country) toured ...
