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Oct. 26, 2021- WHN Insurance CEO Roundtable

Sean Kirkby — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:51:21 +0000

Insurance leaders discussed the impact of COVID-19, health costs, technology, health disparities and more during a virtual panel.

Panelists were Les McPhearson, president of Dean Health Plan; Vaughn Vance, Incoming CEO of WEA Insurance Corporation/Health Tradition Health Plan; Krista Hoglund, CEO of Security Health Plan; and Paul Nobile, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin

Event sponsors: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Deloitte, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Husch Blackwell, von Briesen & Roper, s.c., Wisconsin Hospital Association and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

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Addressing Health Inequities Beyond COVID-19

Sean Kirkby — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:00:20 +0000

COVID-19 exacerbated health inequities. As the pandemic begins to recede, these long-standing issues remain.

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2020 Wisconsin Health News Hospital CEO Roundtable

Sean Kirkby — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:21:51 +0000

The COVID-19 crisis has transformed how healthcare is delivered. What changes are here to stay? How are hospitals responding to inequities further exacerbated by the crisis? What does the pandemic mean for healthcare costs? A panel of hospital health system CEOs addressed these questions at more at the 2020 Wisconsin Health News Hospital CEO Roundtable.

Panelists:

Damond Boatwright, Regional President, SSM Health Wisconsin
Chris Woleske, CEO, Bellin Health
John Russell, CEO, Prairie Ridge Health
Cathy Jacobson, CEO, Froedtert Health

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Sept. 10, 2020 – Health department roundtable: Combatting a global crisis from the local level

Sean Kirkby — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:09:51 +0000

Leaders from departments from across the state provided perspective at webinar on how they are responding to the pandemic, as well as what steps they are taking to address health disparities that have been further exposed by COVID-19.

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Aug. 13, 2020 – Webinar with Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy

Sean Kirkby — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:10:31 +0000

When COVID-19 cases started mounting in the spring, Exact Sciences quickly shifted gears. Known for its colon cancer screening test, the Madison-based company played a key role in building out the state’s testing capacity.

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June 25, 2020 – Webinar with Milwaukee Health Services CEO Dr. Tito Izard

Sean Kirkby — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:11:55 +0000

Amid calls for action and mass protests after the killing of George Floyd and others by the police, COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on African American communities. Connecting both is systemic racism, which many experts consider one of society's biggest public health threats.

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