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DHS unveils Family Care reform plan
Pursuing initiatives to keep people in their homes, allowing managed care organizations to compete in additional counties and service areas, and doing more to ensure that Medicaid is the payer of last resort are among the proposals unveiled Monday by the Department of Health Services to reform the state’s long term care system. (WHN, 1/10)
Wheaton buys Franklin land
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare has purchased a 30-acre parcel adjacent to its hospital in Franklin from MLG Development. The $2 million transaction will give Wheaton an opportunity to expand the hospital should the need exist, said Anne Ballentine, system spokesperson. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/9)
Tosa’s tax chargeback plan likely biggest in state’s history
City officials hope the Wisconsin Department of Revenue will approve about $2.1 million in refunds from other taxing entities to help cover a portion of the property tax settlement paid to Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. If the state agrees, Wauwatosa’s request would rank as the largest single chargeback issued. (WAUWATOSA NOW, 10/13)
Department of Health and Human Services study: Unpaid hospital tab $49 billion every year
A recent study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that uninsured Americans — including higher-income individuals — leave hospitals with unpaid tabs of up to $49 billion annually. “Unpaid bills do have an impact on our financial situation and therefore health care costs overall,” said Mitch Hackbarth, vice president of finance for Appleton-based ThedaCare. “We absorb over $30 million of bad debts and charity care currently, as well as the resources in our billing and collection areas.” (APPLETON POST CRESCENT, 5/20)
Medical College gets $5.9 million grant for HIV prevention research
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $5.9 million grant to investigate new HIV prevention approaches for African-American men who have sex with men. The grant, from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health, will support research that compares traditional testing, treatment and individual counseling to a new, social network-level intervention approach. The approach would be used by public health service providers, health departments and community organizations concerned about AIDS. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/19)
Walker budget cuts will lead to cervical cancer deaths, hygiene lab doctor predicts
The medical director of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene says women will likely die of cervical cancer if Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal eliminating $266,400 for cervical cancer screening prevails. (CAPITAL TIMES, 5/18)
Poll: Health care shortages expected to worsen
More fragmented and uncoordinated health care may be on the horizon thanks to a growing shortage of U.S. health care workers, according to a new survey of health care experts conducted by Milwaukee-based American Society for Quality. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 4/6)
UW stem cell pioneer shares America's largest prize for medicine and science
James Thomson, the groundbreaking University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher who became the first person to isolate and grow human embryonic stem cells in 1998, has been honored as co-recipient of the 11th annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. The $500,000 prize is the largest award in science and medicine in the U.S. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/17)
Assisted Living earnings increase 25%
Assisted Living Concepts Inc. posted stronger earnings on a small increase in revenue for fourth quarter and for 2010. The Menomonee Falls operator of senior living residences said Friday fourth-quarter net income increased 25% to $5.41 million, or 46 cents a share, from $4.33 million, or 37 cents, a year earlier. Revenue increased 1.2% to $58.4 million from $57.7 million. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL)
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