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Policy and Advocacy Summit 2008

WPHCA’s annual Policy and Advocacy Summit was held February 13 and 14 at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, with attendees hearing presentations from Jason Helgerson, the state’s Medicaid Director, as well as from high-profile health care industry professionals who shared their thoughts on the current and future state of health care reform. Some of Wisconsin’s most successful Health Center advocates also revealed how easy and important it is to reach out to staff and board members in order to develop a grassroots network inside your Health Center. Attendee reviews showed that each speaker did a great job of intertwining personal thoughts with specific organizational stances and goals.Participant advocates were also emboldened by the feedback and support given by the majority of the legislators and staff they met with on Day 2 of the summit. It is obvious that through consistent message delivery, backed up with a mix of analytical data and personal success stories, Health Center advocates can fulfill our main 2007-08 legislative policy goals.

The goal of this year’s Summit was to share with first-time attendees what they need to know to get involved, and provide veteran attendees the news and information they need to return to their respective communities and once again excel at grassroots advocacy. Day One’s highlight was WPHCA’s first-ever awards ceremony, where those Health Centers, individual advocates and legislators who most helped WPHCA achieve our 2007 policy goals were honored for their work. Day Two culminated in Capitol visits, where dozens of grassroots advocates engaged their local legislators by sharing personal stories, as well as WPHCA’s 2008 Policy Agenda.Documents from the Summit

02-10-08 Dental Access Fact Sheet

02-10-08 Patient Statistics Fact Sheet

2008 Endorsed State Legislation

Wisconsin Health Centers 2008 Main Message Points

Wisconsin Health Centers Making a Difference Through Advocacy

02-10-08 Medicaid Funding Act

02-10-08 State Grant Program Fact Sheet

2008 State and Federal Policy Agenda

Wisconsin Health Centers Growth Leads to Fiscal Concerns

Wisconsin Health Centers What We Do and Who We Are

Summit Presentations

2008 Advocacy Essentials

2008 Wisconsin Association of Health Underwriters

2008 NACHC's Federal Legilative Priorities

2008 Wisconsin Children and Families

Visit WPHCA's Policy and Advocacy Summit 2007

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File last updated September 20, 2007
Feedback, questions, accessibility
Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association | 4600 American Parkway, Suite 204 | Madison, WI 53718 | Phone 608-277-7477 | Fax 608-277-7474