La Crosse health care could be model for national reform
A top federal health care official says bold local programs could serve as models for improving care nationally. Dr. Donald M. Berwick oversees the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs. He stopped by the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse on Thursday to discuss health care with local providers after making similar stops in Eau Claire and Black River Falls. (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 8/19)