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Month: January 2015

On the Record: Working Man Borgerding takes reins at WHA

On the Record: Working Man Borgerding takes reins at WHA

Jan 9, 2015 | , , |

On Jan. 1, Eric Borgerding became the president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association. He succeeds Steve Brenton, who's led the organization since 2002 and will now serve as senior policy advisor. Brenton lured Borgerding back to WHA from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce in 2002, naming him vice president of government affairs. (WHN, 1/9)

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Kind introduces bill to repeal medical device tax

Kind introduces bill to repeal medical device tax

Jan 8, 2015 | , |

U.S. Reps. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., introduced a bill to the House Wednesday that would repeal the 2.3 percent excise tax applied to the sale of medical devices. The tax is part of the federal health reform law, and the legislation has more than 250 bipartisan cosponsors. (WHN, 1/8)

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Medical Society names new chief medical officer

Medical Society names new chief medical officer

Jan 8, 2015 | , |

Dr. Donn Dexter, a board-certified neurologist and sleep medicine specialist who currently serves as vice chief medical officer of the northwest Wisconsin region for Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, is the new chief medical officer of the Wisconsin Medical Society. (WHN, 1/8)

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IHN names new leader

Jan 7, 2015 | , |

Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin named Kurt Janavitz CEO on Tuesday. He starts this week. Janavitz succeeds Peter Pruessing, who will stay on in a transitional role before retiring from Integrated Health Network later this year. (WHN, 1/7)

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If court nixes Obamacare subsidies, state faces big problem: Walker, hospital association

Jan 6, 2015 | |

"Thousands of Wisconsin residents could lose healthcare coverage if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Obamacare insurance premium subsidies and tax credits in Wisconsin and other states, the president of the Wisconsin Hospital Association told WisconsinEye." (BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/5)

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