WACEP President's Message, July 2021

July 15, 2021 8:40 AM | Anonymous

WACEP President's Message, July 2021
Bradley Burmeister, MD, FACEP

Dear Members!

The big news this month is that the Wisconsin legislature has completed its work on the state budget and the Governor signed it. What this means is a roughly a $4.4 million permanent increase annually for emergency physicians and other providers. At WACEP we are ecstatic about this increase as it is the first increase in well over 10 years and the first sizeable increase in decades. 

Having ranked 50th in the country for reimbursement for Emergency care by the Medicaid program this is a giant step forward. From here, Wisconsin DHS will work to implement the budget with increase probably starting January 2022.

This success would not have happened without YOU, the members of WACEP. There is no other organization in Wisconsin advocating for Emergency physicians. Without grassroot efforts from members across the state, the work of our board and legislative committee, and our advocacy consultants at HWZ this would not have happened. Hopefully this helps you rationalize your membership as this effort alone should cover a significant portion of your dues for years to come.

Again thanks for your membership! We need you, our members, to continue to have success with these initiatives.

Best,
Brad