May 2013 - Wisconsin Health News

Dane County cows to move Gundersen closer to energy goal

May 31, 2013 | Top Stories |

About 2,000 cows will be doing their duty in Dane County to move the Gundersen Health System closer to its goal of energy independence by 2014. Cow manure from three farms will be used to create methane gas at a facility that Dane County and Gundersen officials broke ground for Thursday near Middleton. (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 5/31)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

DHS budget provisions receive bipartisan approval

May 30, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Lawmakers on the budget committee agreed Wednesday, almost unanimously, to provide more funding for mental health services and for the Wisconsin Health Information Organization. (WHN, 5/30)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

ThedaCare joins Anthem’s accountable care network

May 29, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

ThedaCare plans to become part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s accountable care network next month. It joins Aurora Health Care, which launched Blue Priority with Anthem in 2012. (WHN, 5/29)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

JFC cuts $6.75 million in GPR funding for UW medical programs

May 28, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Board of Regents would be on the hook for $6.75 million next biennium from its program revenue appropriation to fund initiatives at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and UW's medical school, under a provision passed Thursday night by the budget committee. (WHN, 5/28)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

On the Record with Maureen Busalacchi, Executive Director, Health First Wisconsin

May 24, 2013 | On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

State workers who smoke would have to pay an extra $50 a month in health premiums under a proposal passed this week by the Joint Committee on Finance. Health First Wisconsin - a strong supporter of higher cigarette taxes and the state's smoking ban - is opposed. (WHN, 5/24)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

2013.5.23 – UW motion

May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |

434-1

GE unveils software that solves MRI blind-spot problem

May 23, 2013 | Top Stories |

Not long after going to work for GE Healthcare, Kevin Koch was playing around with a magnetic resonance scanner when an idea came to him that might solve a vexing problem in imaging: The technology produces poor images near metal implants, such as those used for artificial hips and knees, now in millions of people. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/23)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

Ministry Health Care announces workforce cuts

May 22, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Ministry Health Care plans to lay off hundreds of employees as its patient-load and insurance reimbursement rates have declined and the federal sequestration bill has taken effect. (WAUSAU DAILY HERALD, 5/22)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.

Smoking surcharge moves out of JFC

May 22, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Representative Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, joined the Joint Committee on Finances' 12 Republican members in voting Tuesday to approve a $50 a month surcharge on state employees who smoke. (WHN, 5/22)

To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.