Weekly Update
May 1, 2024
Upcoming MBGH Programs
Registration closes tomorrow May 2 at 12:00 PM (CT)!
44th Annual Conference
May 7 - 8, 2024
JW Marriott Chicago
Registration remains open to employers only until noon tomorrow.
Employer = HR professional responsible for their population's health benefits.
Employer Member Mental Health First Aid Training
May 30, 2024 (virtual)
June 25, 2024 (in Chicago)

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (CT)
The virtual session is full; a waiting list has begun.
The in-person session has available seating.
Monthly MBGH Employer Member Roundtable Series
Beyond Hospital Transparency:
What You Need to Know About State & Federal Legislation
June 13, 2024
Zoom Meeting
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM (CT)
Employer Forum on Pharmacy Benefits, Specialty & Biopharma Therapies
What Employers Must Know about Fiduciary Turmoil, Transparency & Legislation, and What to Do Next
Open to members & non-members
 June 26, 2024
University Club Chicago
and virtual
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Webinar
Mitigating the High Cost of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
for Those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
Open to members & non-members
 August 21, 2024
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
MBGH in the News!

Employers Play an Important Role in Addressing Provider Shortages

Authored by:
Jan Berger, MD, MBGH Medical Director
Dawn Weddle, MBGH Vice President
Employee Benefit News
April 30, 2024
More Hot News!
Hospital Safety Grades Released

The Leapfrog Group's hospital safety grades were released today. These grades reflect performance on more than 30 evidence-based measures of patient safety. In Illinois, 109 hospitals were graded: 24 earned an A, 29 earned a B, 41 earned a C, and 15 earned a D.

Three hospitals in Illinois have consistently earned straight A’s since 2012. Congratulations to:
  • Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital
  • Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
  • University of Chicago Medical Center
Released May 1, 2024