Lawrence University Biomedical Ethics Lecture Series Looks at Wisconsin's "Performance-Based" Public Health Program

APPLETON, WIS. -- When it comes to public health services, how do Wisconsin taxpayers know what they are getting for their tax dollars?

John Chapin, administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, discusses the process and results in Wisconsin's $16 million, multi-year, performance-based program as part of Lawrence University's on-going lecture series in biomedical ethics.

Chapin presents, "Performance-Based Contracting for Public Health," Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Science Hall, Room 102. The event is free and open to the public.

Wisconsin's Division of Public Health currently contracts with local public health departments to provide a dozen categorical services, ranging from immunizations to lead poisoning screenings, which are funded by both state and federal dollars. Wisconsin "buys" outputs and outcomes from the local health departments at a negotiated price, allowing the state to abandon cost-based reimbursements because its only concern is whether or not the services purchased were delivered.