1996 Monthly Newsletters
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One Major Historic Federal Bias Ended
RWHC Hospitals Receive Antitrust Approval
HMOs Can Avoid Sick Elderly And Win Big
Medicare Urban-Rural Payment Gap Grows
Medigap Premium Hikes Fuel HMO Growth
Medicare Physician Fees Set For 1997
Be Wary Of Red Queen Principle
Virtual Integration Becoming More Common
Managed Care: Myths On The Supply Side
Another Reason For Post Election Hang-Over
You May Have No Deep Discounts Now, But...
HMOs Use ERISA To Shift Malpractice Risk
EACH/RPCH Replacement & Expansion
Telemedicine Buildout & Discount Needed
Rural Lead In Uncompensated Care
RWHC Director Receives National Honor
NRHA 20th Annual Conference
More Seeing Value Of HMO Collaboration
National Academy of Sciences Taps Kindig
Eye On Health Cartoon
Divorce HMO Style, Who Gets The Kids?
New Take Over Target Charitable Assets
N C Q A Watch These Initials
Medicare's Flawed Formula Costs Elderly
Old Data Maintains MD Payment Inequities
Medicare Commission Now More Likely
IPAs--No More Dr. Dangerfield
How Little Hospital Care?
Rural Health and Rural Economics
NRHA To Consider Expanded Participation
Policy Roots For Rural Medicare Reform
Medicaid HMOs Need Collaborative Outreach
Primary Health Care Educator Award
EMS Rural Representation To Be Improved
Your End-Of-Life Preferences?
RWHC Product Catches On Nationally
RWHC Admits Five Urban Systems
RWHC Administrative Services Manager
Eye On Health Cartoon
WI HMO Rates Falling Behind
NRHA On To Medicare Reform
AHA Supports Fairer Medicare HMO Rates
Employer-Based Health Insurance Shrinking
Creating Functional Competition
Why Farm Rescue Training?
Family Medicine & Rural Health
Chilly Shoulder Given Primary Care
Long Awaited Rural Family Medicine Track
Physician Salaries Drop For First Time
AHEC To Become Real Joint Venture
Collaborative EMS Leadership Needed
Resources For Rural Community Developers
RWHC Invites Urbans To Cooperative Forum
Negotiating With Kritek, You Read It Here 1st
For Or Non-Profit, Why The Fuss?
OHCI To DHFS Drops User Policy Board?
Eye On Health Cartoon
Portability Assured But Not Price
Brief Truce In Congressional Bickering
Non-Presidential Non-Debate
Medicare Falling Brick Picking Up Speed
HMO Cost vs. Quality?
Less Smoke But Lots Of Mirrors
Feds Approve RWHC Antitrust Request
National Antitrust Guidelines Delayed
Alliances Preferred To Mergers
Quick Environmental Scan
You & NRHA Need Each Other
Rhetoric Back Home
Risk Adjustment Remains A Major Issue
NPs & PAs Work Through Out State
Financing Community Graduate Medical Education
Business Health Alliances Align
Health Club Application Gone, Issue Remains
RWHC/CPN Healthcare-Informatics Initiative
Eye On Health Cartoon
Approval Close For Single Payment Localities
Even Moderate Physical Activity Is Effective
Once Upon A Time, Tax Exempt Hospitals
Clinton vs Dole vs Perot Poll
Californians Aim To Balance HMO Power
A WI Rural Health Agenda
Congratulations & Thanks To An Institution
WI AHEC, Time To Close Walk-Talk Gap
RWHC Clinical Services Director
Eye On Health Cartoon
Who We Are Effects What We Spend
The Rural Health Improvement Act of 1996
Medicare Fight On Money And Rules
Medicare Inpatient Costs Decreased In 1995
National & Wisconsin Democrats Crow
Integrating Provider & Community Values
Alternative View On The Physician Surplus
Competition, Education & Research
Man Bites Dog--Medical School Collaboration
Competitors Can Support Research
The Obsession To Gut The Hospital
Appropriate Rural Policy Goals
Rural Areas Again Experiencing Growth Spurt
Rural Providers Pawns In A Larger Game
Rural Health Stereotypes Alive & Well
Americans Are Becoming More Involved
Your Congressional Rep. In Coalition?
Apple Has Tripped But Don't Count It Out
New RWHC Email Addresses
Smoking Death Benefit
Health Care Upheaval As After Thought
Dishonest Ritual--Dangerous Deception
Economic Doctrine Vs. Common Sense
Depression: Paralysis and Self-Destruction
Odds 9 To 2 That The Tallest Guy Wins
Clinton's Praise Helps Thompson, Hurts Dole
Basic Insurance Reform Again In Doubt
HMO Execs & Consumers Agree, Disagree
Clinton's Mothers' Day Speech Against HMOs
Additional HMO Restraining Laws
Independent Pharmacies May Get Discounts
HMO Community Benefits Guidelines
One Case Of Turning Predators Into Allies
NRHA Adopts Anti-Trust Policy
Rural Health Bill Aiming For July 1st
Not Steve Gunderson's Decision To Make
Scott Klug Visits With RWHC
WI Workforce Forum Report Completed
WI AHEC Looks At Restructuring
Harold Brown Sets A High Standard
An Expanded Coalition For Medicare Equity
Howard Young Joint Ventures With BlueCross
Telecommunications Cooperative Save 25%
Annual Monato Essay Prize Now $1,000
Myths About Main Street & Rural Health
Talk With New Kellogg CEO
Competition Can Feel Real Good
Medicare HMO Fix Agreed, In Principle
Basic Health Insurance Reform, Hopefully
Clinton vs. Dole
Implications Of Medicare Budget Impasse
Medicare Equity Issues For Next Congress
"Charity Care Unaffordable Option of Past?"
Antitrust & Rural Health
The Effect Of Un-Managed Managed Care?
Feds Requiring Disclosure Of HMO Incentives
HMOs & Conflict Of Interest
Blue's UWSI Has "Disappointing Results"
HMOs Do More Than Lower Costs
Rural Reps Elected To Unity Health Plans
Merger Mania Misses Mark, More Evidence
No New Wisconsin Property Tax Exemptions
Internet Voter Registration
AHEC Project On Line Walking The Talk
WI Division of Health Leadership Changes
The Hidden Competitive Weapon
Why Men Don't Ask Directions?
Seeking A Liberal Rush?
Eye On Health Cartoon
"Rural Seniors Are Shut Out Of HMOs"
Key Medicare/Medicaid HMO Limitation
Yet Another ProPAC Kick At The Cat
Making Book On Clinton-Dole Race
This Is Your Life, Fast Forward?
MD Residents: Generalists Up, Specialists Down
Study Abroad In Wisconsin
AHEC Shifts To In-State Support
"Specialists have it easy..."
Organizing For The Future
Lemmings - The Sequel
Not-For-Profit Hospitals Back To Future?
Cheaper Drugs Can Cost HMOs More
HMO Database On Quality Being Created
Sewer Wars Backup On Rural Health
RWHC Manager Clinical Services
Eye On Health Cartoon
Policy Break For Presidential Year Politics
A Dole-Powell Ticket
Lust & Fear Enhances Gridlock
Not Whether Rules But What Rules
Actuaries Refute Insurer's Main Argument
"Three Destructive Trends"
Rural Medical Centers, Update
Public Health Or Health Of The Public?
State Joins Anti-Marshfield Brief
Go Next Door To NRHA National Meeting
Value Beyond Beds
Kritek In News
Local History Via Internet
HMO Market Shares In RWHC Counties
Capital Financing For Small Projects
Clinton's Limited Health Priorities
Shalala - Clinton Split?
Steve Gunderson Rare Voice Of Optimism
Senate To Consider Insurance Reform
"A Picture Of The Political State"
Rural Wisconsin Hits Capitol Hill
Policy Priorities If Elected To NRHA Post
In USA: Same Ailment Different Remedies
HMO Premiums Flat or Declining
Brief Quiz From A Health Economist
Headlines Dangerous To Your Health
MD. Loan Program Revamp Advanced
Rural Employment Increases Hurts State?
Antitrust Launches Town-Gown Series
RWHC & Federal Justice Still Talking
Sharp Increase In Teen Smoking
Zones Of Collaboration Update
Major, Upcoming Telemedicine Seminar
Answers To Health Economics Quiz
Eye On Health Cartoon
Federal Leadership
Medicare PPS Equity, Back To Year One
Republican Medicare Vision In Doubt?
1996 Election Forecast: Unpredictable
WI Still Seeks Single Payment Locality
HMOs, Physicians, Patients & Trust?
Competing HMOs Can Collaborate
Immunizing Cooperative Agreements
United Nations Explores Health Co-ops
Most MD Income Down But F.P.'s Up
RWHC Accounting Manager
NPs & PAs In Demand By Rural Hospitals
Lafayette County Hospital In Top 100
WI DHFS Strategic Plan Available
No Comment Needed
Eye On Health Cartoon