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 ...
HEAT program makes local healthcare legislation top of mind
You may be thinking to yourself, “I work in advertising, why do I need to know about my local legislators?” or “My boss and CEO are up to date on these issues, why should I care?” The truth is, you really ...
5 statewide health headlines for June
Wisconsin getting Healthy Brain Initiative funding The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors awarded Wisconsin a one-year, $50,000 grant to build dementia-friendly communities, as announced by Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades at a Wisconsin Health News briefing in early ...
2 health topics making Wisconsin news in June
Every month, in addition to marketing and communications posts, we explore new issues impacting Wisconsin’s hospitals and health systems. In partnership with the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), this blog will feature headlines and hot button issues concerning Wisconsin hospitals, clinics ...
June’s Hot Topics in Health Care
Health care spending expected to grow 7.5% in 2013 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on Alzheimer’s patient leaves uncertainty Wisconsin hospitals press forward with reform regardless of ACA New ED admission system alerts PC docs on high-risk patients CMS reports reform law helped seniors with ...
