WHA-Developed Medicaid Emergency Department Care Coordination Program Signed into Law

Legislation designed to incentivize Wisconsin hospitals to offer care coordination services for high utilizers of hospital emergency departments was signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker April 16. The legislation, now known as 2017 Act 279, was recommended to the legislative authors, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek), Rep. Joe Sanfelippo (R-New Berlin) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), through work done by WHA members as part of WHA’s 2016 Medicaid Workgroup. The program provides a payment of up to $1,000 per patient for a 12-month period to provide intensive care coordination services to certain Medicaid enrollees, as well as a shared savings component for hospitals and health systems that are able to demonstrate savings to the Medicaid program.

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 Wisconsin Hospitals Leading the Way
Toward Safer Patient Care

Wisconsin’s hospitals have been ranked among the best in the country for safe and satisfying health care, according to a report released March 8 by the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA).

“The delivery of effective, high-quality patient care creates healthy communities where people want to live and work,” according to WHA’s Chief Quality Officer Beth Dibbert. “There is always more work to do, and knowing that our hospitals have a positive effect on people’s lives gives us the encouragement to do even better.”  

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