While Wisconsin and other states have made progress snuffing out cigarette smoking, youth vaping is on the rise. One in five high school students regularly used e-cigarettes in 2018, a more than 150 percent jump from four years prior. That’s according to a recent report from the Department of Health Services, who considers the rise […]
Andrea Palm, Gov. Tony Evers’ pick to head the Department of Health Services, is crisscrossing the state this spring in support of the health proposals in the governor’s first budget. Chief among those priorities is expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a concept that has so far faced stiff opposition from top Republicans who […]
Healthcare is poised to play a central role in the 2018 state and federal elections, and the results could reverberate across Wisconsin. Democrats are hoping a blue wave will put the brakes on President Trump’s dismantling of the Affordable Care Act, but if Republicans retain control of Congress, it may seal the law’s fate. Meanwhile, the […]
Join us Aug. 14 for our annual Hospital CEO Roundtable in Madison. A panel of the state’s leading health system and hospital leaders will discuss the most pressing issues facing their industry. Panelists include: Dr. Alan Kaplan, CEO, UW Health Robert Van Meeteren, CEO, Reedsburg Area Medical Center Dr. Sue Turney, CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health […]
Join us June 12 for a Newsmaker Event with Mayo Clinic Vice President Dr. Bobbie Gostout. As the leader of Mayo Clinic Health System, Gostout oversees the organization’s hospitals in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Register here WHN Newsmaker Series is sponsored by: Deloitte, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Godfrey & Kahn, Humana, Mayo Clinic Health System and the Wisconsin Hospital Association
Wisconsin continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic. Emergency departments in the state saw suspected opioid overdoses more than double between July 2016 and last September, according to recent federal data. While Wisconsin has taken steps to fight the crisis, more work remains. A Wisconsin Health News panel will take a closer look at the […]
Join us for lunch and discussion with Sen. Leah Vukmir, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. The Brookfield Republican will talk about the past session's major health-related initiatives and what's next for healthcare in the state. Register here.
With open enrollment about to start, the individual market remains clouded in uncertainty. Meanwhile, shifting continues with the state employee health plan. Learn how insurance leaders are navigating the murky waters at our CEO Roundtable. Confirmed panelists: Cathy Mahaffey, CEO, Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative Terry Bolz, CEO, Quartz Health Solutions Frank Lucia, CEO, Dean Health […]
With more changes likely in store for healthcare, what will be done to address the state and nation’s growing physician and provider shortage? How will primary care be delivered in the future? In what areas does it make sense to expand the scope of practice? Where does it not? A panel of experts will tackle […]
Join us for one of our most anticipated events of the year. On Nov. 1, it’s the hospital and health system leaders’ turn to discuss the most pressing issues facing their industry.
Hospital and Health System
CEO Roundtable
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Discussion begins at noon.
Madison Club
5 E Wilson St.
Madison, WI 53703
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