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Month: November 2012

DHS: CMS said it would not approve a 3-year Virtual PACE roll-out

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the Department of Health Services that it would not approve a three-year roll-out of its Virtual PACE demonstration, and that it should submit a new proposal limiting the geographic expansion. That’s according to new documents posted Wednesday by DHS. (WHN, 11/29)

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WHA reacts to Meriter cuts

The Affordable Care Act cuts Medicare payments to hospitals across Wisconsin by about $2.6 billion over ten years. Brenton says that could mean big cuts to operating budgets at many hospitals like Meriter. (WKOW, 11/29)

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Meriter cutting 140 positions, 50 employees expected to be impacted

Meriter Health Services is blaming impending Medicare cuts from the federal health reform law for layoffs announced Tuesday that are expected to impact nearly 50 employees. It’s eliminating 140 full-time positions across all Meriter entities, according to a letter CEO Jim Woodward sent employees. (WHN, 11/28)

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DHS scales back Virtual PACE proposal

The Department of Health Services is delaying implementation of its Virtual PACE proposal and cutting its scope in half as it continues to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, spokeswoman Stephanie Smiley told Wisconsin Health News Tuesday. (WHN, 11/28)

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Groups say state should fund treatment over incarceration

Wisconsin should dramatically increase the amount of money it spends on treatment programs that keep offenders with drug and alcohol addictions and mental illness out of prison, two groups said Tuesday. The call is receiving a warm reception from some Republicans and Democrats weary of forking over roughly $1.3 billion a year to lock up Wisconsin offenders — about half of whom land back in prison after release. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 11/28)

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Walker to Washington: No Thanks

With his second term now secure, is President Obama's signature health-care law a sure thing? From health insurance exchanges to a vast expansion of Medicaid, ObamaCare is heavily dependent on state implementation. And a growing number of the nation's 30 Republicans governors are saying they won't do the federal government's bidding. Wisconsin's Scott Walker is one of them. (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/27)

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