Early 2023 has been very active for the staff at Iroquois. We have spent a great deal of time meeting and briefing new legislators, reviewing the Governor’s budget, analyzing various budget and no-budget proposals and providing the clarion call to the Legislature and Governor that Upstate hospitals can no longer do more with less. This is why IHA has been so vocal about the need to increase Medicaid rates by 25% and to provide Upstate Hospitals with dedicated and permanent supportive funding.
IHA’s newsletter features highlights and updates on our advocacy efforts, programs & initiatives, United Iroquois Shared Services (UISS) group purchasing updates, as well as what’s happening inside IHA. We want to take a moment to fill you in on all the association is doing thus far in 2023. We hope you enjoy this edition!
With January came the return of the legislature back to Albany. Then came Governor Hochul’s State of the State address, followed by her executive budget proposal. These events got the 2023 state legislative session into full swing. The Governor held her State of the State address on January 10th followed by her budget proposal in early February. With all of the challenges still being faced by hospitals, IHA is disappointed by the lack of emphasis on healthcare by the Governor. This, however, allows us to help frame the debate with the Legislature when it comes to the needs of hospitals in Upstate New York.
This Spring IHA is rolling out the second year of the IHA Mother Cabrini Scholarship program, the third year of the IHA Acute Care training program and is training over 10,000 long-term care workers through the Caring Gene® Academy program.
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In this quarter’s newsletter we’ll touch on Premier’s Spring 2023 Economic Outlook, take a look at regional inflation, freight rate and trucking updates, as well as U.S. diesel fuel prices by region, and regional warehouse pricing trends. We are also announcing a virtual Supply Chain Forum we’re hosting on April 26. We dive deeper into a new strategic relationship with SpendMend who has a complete suite of cost-cycle solutions that has delivered over $2B in bottom-line savings and recoveries to its clients. And finally it’s that time of year to talk about Premier’s Breakthroughs Conference, this year we’ll be traveling to Nashville, TN. Read more
Inside IHA
Get To Know the IHA Team!
In this issue, we'd like to introduce you to our new Senior Accountant, Megan Harnett!
Mark your calendar for the 2023 Iroquois Invitational!
Its time to mark those calendars for the 2023 Iroquois invitational - it will kick off on Tuesday, September 19th at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Shenendoah Golf Club. The Iroquois Invitational is for men and women of all ability levels. Participation is limited to Iroquois Members and/or affiliated vendors only.
Registration and Sponsorship opening soon, stay tuned!
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