"2006 Health Week" in Washington, D.C.

In May, NIHP Chair, Dave Durenberger, led a group of NIHP members and University of St. Thomas MBA students studying medical group management, on a 3-day immersion into the world of health policy. 

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MN-WI Leaders Reinvent Long Term Care 

Summary Report of NIHP Long-Term Care Quality Summit; February, 2006

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The Only True Regional 646 Quality Demo in the Country

How will Upper Midwest Healthcare leaders respond to CMS' request?

NIHP joins Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire in Promoting Partnerships for Improvement

Group Health's "Inspiring Healthcare Innovation Grant Program"  

The Upper Midwest Undertake Challenge to Non-Profit, Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations

NIHP Policy Report on Non-Profit Community Benefit and Accountability

Presentations, March 2006

 Medicare

NIHP and Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) plan Part 2 of "Decoding Part D: Medicare's Prescription Drug Benefit"

Stay tuned in late April for the broadcast of Part 2 of the public television program on Medicare's prescription drug Benefit.  NIHP, along with TPT and the Minnesota Senior Federation will uncover why some beneficiaries have not yet signed up for the benefit.  The program will direct people to the appropriate resources that can assist them in making the decision of whether or not to sign up.   

 

Medicare Part D, Part 1: 

The NIHP/TPT/MN Senior Federation partnership produced a public television program to assist seniors in making decisions about their prescription drug coverage. 

 

“Decoding Part D: Medicare’s Prescription Drug Benefit” premiered November 26 at 8:00pm on TPT Channel 17.  It was re-broadcasted several times throughout the following months.   

 

The program, co-hosted by TPT’s Fred De Sam Lazaro and NIHP’s David Durenberger, included expert panelists Stephen Schondelmeyer, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy; Dr. Benjamin Witten, Minnesota Medical Association; Peter Wyckoff and Janine Stiles, Minnesota Senior Federation; and Kellie Jo Greiner, Minnesota Board on Aging.   

 

Thank you to the NIHP members who provided funding support for the project:  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, Medica, and UCare Minnesota. 

 

  Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) 2003 Policy Paper;  January, 2005

  MedPAC Forum, Upper Midwest;  June, 2004

  Tom Scully;  April, 2004

     Consumer Focused Healthcare (CFHC)

          Consumer Focused Healthcare Summit; June, 2005

       21st Century Health Systems

          21st Century Dialogue;  January, 2005

      HealthCare Information Technology

  David Brailer, MD; October, 2004

Quality, Safety and Efficiency

   The New American Health System

   Health Workforce 2013

   Inpatient Capacity