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Quartz, HealthPartners say they bring unique approach to self-funded market
Quartz and Minnesota-based HealthPartners are partnering to offer a self-funded plan starting this summer that they say will provide an alternative to those provided by for-profit, national insurers.
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Rogers workers set to vote on unionization
Workers at Rogers Behavioral Health facilities in Madison and West Allis will vote next Wednesday on whether to unionize.
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UW Health partners with Green Bay Packers
UW Health is the Green Bay Packers’ new official healthcare partner.
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Conservative groups call on state to repeal conversion therapy ban
The Department of Safety and Professional Services must stop enforcing a conversion therapy ban due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and Wisconsin Family Action wrote in a letter to Gov. Tony Evers’ administration this week.
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Reports on healthcare costs show need for action, WMC says
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce says that two new reports showing high healthcare costs in Wisconsin should serve as a “wake-up call” for policymakers.
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UnityPoint Health plans to cut IT, revenue cycle positions
UnityPoint Health, an Iowa-based health system that owns Meriter Hospital in Madison, plans layoffs as it transitions some of its information technology and revenue cycle functions to third-party vendors.
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Concordia University Wisconsin partners with Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Concordia University Wisconsin plans to bring medical school education to its Mequon campus through a partnership with the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) presented its Advocacy All-Star Award to Children’s Wisconsin at the group’s annual Advocacy Day event on Feb. 25, attended by 1,100 advocates. Presented by WHA Senior...
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BadgerCare Plus enrollment declines in March
BadgerCare Plus enrollment continued to decline in March.
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Baldwin demands CMS withdraw rule promoting catastrophic coverage
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wants the Trump administration to pull a proposal that would promote catastrophic health plans and make other changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace next year.
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Evers signs into law income tax credit for parents of stillborn children
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday signed into law a $2,000 income tax credit to support the parents of stillborn children.
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SHINE set to receive conditional loan to support medical isotope production
Janesville-based SHINE has received a conditional commitment for a $263 million federal loan to complete a first-of-its-kind medical isotope production facility.
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MCW names Kurpad next CEO
The Medical College of Wisconsin has named Dr. Shekar Kurpad its next CEO and president, effective July 1.
State’s uninsured rate for people under 65 ticked up in 2024, KFF finds
Wisconsin’s uninsured rate for people under 65 ticked up in 2024, as the nation saw its first increase in the rate since 2019, according to a KFF report released last week.
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WCHQ sets goal to improve colon cancer screening rates
Colon cancer incidence and mortality are decreasing, but young-onset cases are increasing, according to a recent Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality report.
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Gift supports student mental health services
A school-based mental health effort is set to expand.
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