Month: February 2011

Gov. Scott Walker is considering state Medicaid reforms that some lawmakers and health advocates fear will mirror the extreme solutions proposed recently by governors across the country, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. Walker is scheduled to deliver his first State of the State address Tuesday, a speech that figures to focus heavily on Wisconsin's budget troubles. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 2/1)

It's not a bad time to be a Medicaid plan provider as the new health care law will increase the number of people in the program. Molina Healthcare Inc. has seen its shares surge since recently issuing optimistic revenue forecasts for fiscal 2011 and 2012. Molina Healthcare provides Medicaid-related plans to low-income families and individuals in California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. Currently, it services about 1.6 million members. (ZACKS, 2/1)

A University of Wisconsin project involving the Bad River reservation was highlighted in the Winter 2010 issue of On Wisconsin, the alumni magazine of the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The article written by David Tenenbaum features Alexandra Adams, an assistant professor of family medicine whose primary focus is diabetes, heart disease, and obesity prevention among Wisconsin tribal communities. (ASHLAND CURRENT, 2/1)

The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” as it has been amply documented, will dump millions of patients into inferior care not of their choosing and will most likely make health care less affordable, writes Patrick McIlheran of the Journal Sentinel. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 2/1)