HealthWatch Wisconsin Annual Conference 2012

"Waive Goodbye to Medicaid? Not If We Can Help It!"

Thanks to everyone who joined us for HealthWatch Wisconsin's 5th Annual Conference!

If you missed the conference but are interested in the topics or materials; please contact Adam about purchasing a HealthWatch Conference CD!

Media Coverage of the 2012 HealthWatch Conference:

In birth cost debate, children should be the focus (Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal, 1 Mar. 2012)
Group calls to end of collecting birth cost from fathers (Leah Linscheid, Badger Herald, 28 Feb. 2012)

Brynne McBride on "In Our Backyard" (WORT, 27 Feb. 2012)

Report urges end to birth cost collection from some men to aid women on Medicaid (David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal, 27 Feb. 2012)

Experts examine future of health care reform in Wis. (Michael Kujak, Badger Herald, 27 Feb. 2012)

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2011 HealthWatch Wisconsin Awards!

Thank you to all of the HealthWatch Wisconsin members and subscribers who submitted nominations for this year’s HealthWatch awards. We received more nominations than ever, and with so many outstanding efforts put forth in 2011, it wasn't easy to choose just one winner for each category. But after much deliberation by the HealthWatch Wisconsin Council's Executive Committee, we are pleased to announce our winners:

Advocate of the Year: Susan Garcia Franz, Well Woman Program Coordinator; Tri-County HealthWatch Coalition
Outstanding Outreach Effort: The Save BadgerCare Coalition, coordinated by Sara Finger
Outstanding Media Coverage: Shawn Doherty, The Capital Times

For photos of the awards ceremony, please click here.