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HealthWatch Wisconsin Annual Conference 2010

We are pleased to announce that the third annual HealthWatch Wisconsin Conference was a success! With health reform still a very real possibility, HealthWatch members came together with other stakeholders to hear experts and legislators discuss major topics in Wisconsin's health care system, as well as a national perspective on health reform. Attendees enjoyed the following sessions, plus many more:

	The Fixers: Troubleshooting BadgerCare Plus Eligibility and Coverage Issues;
	New Mental Health Coverage Options and Proposals;
	Preparing for your Katie Beckett Application or Recertification;
	New Wisconsin Prviate Health Insurance Reforms, with Commissioner of Insurance Sean Dilweg;
	National Health Reform's Impact on Wisconsin Hospitals: Physicians, Labor, and Advocates with David Newby, AFL-CIO; Bill Bazan, Wisconsin Hospital Association; Dr. Tim Bartholow, Wisconsin Medical Society; Lisa Lamkins, AARP; and Bobby Peterson, ABC for Health;

Health Reform Update 2010: Wisconsin Legislative Perspectives, with Sen. Kathleen Vinehout;

Reporting on Access to Health Care Media Panel, with Shawn Doherty, the Captial Times; and Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio.

Thank you for visiting our Annual Conference Page! Please continue to view pages here to learn more about HealthWatch Wisconsin: www.healthwatchwisconsin.org, and feel free to visit us at ABC for Health's website: www.abcforhealth.org.

Conference materials are available for sale! Purchase a CD Today!

If you were unable to join us at the third annual HealthWatch Wisconsin Conference and would like a copy of all of the session powerpoint presentations, publications, resources, and tools on BadgerCare Plus, BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan, health reform, and more, contact us today. You will also receive all 12 ABC for Health publications and resources, a $185 value, on your conference CD!

Contents include: the 2010 Resources Guide, the AdvoKit, You and Your Medical Debt, the HealthWatch Toolkit, and powerpoints on BadgerCare Plus Basic, BadgerCare Plus Troubleshooting, Child Support and Lying-In Costs, Private Insurance Reforms in Wisconsin, Katie Beckett Functional Screens, and much more! Click Here to view a CD Table of Contents.

To Purchase a Conference CD, please print and mail/fax a CD Order Form or call ABC for Health, 608-261-6939 ext. 210.

Prices:

HealthWatch Wisconsin Member: $65
Non-Member: $135

HealthWatch Wisconsin Council

At the February Annual Conference, HealthWatch Wisconsin members were also given the opportunity to vote for members of the HealthWatch Wisconsin Council. Any HWW member who was unable to attend the conference should receive an email soon with a ballot so that they can vote--watch your inbox! All ballots must be received by the end of the day on Friday, March 26. The election results will be announed in the Update on April 1.