HealthWatch Wisconsin: Public Hearings on the Impact of BadgerCare and Medicaid Programs on the People of Wisconsin Scheduled
HealthWatch Wisconsin Notice of Public Hearing
Read MoreMonth: March 2011
UnitedHealth loses bid for military work
Mar 2, 2011 | Top Stories |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has lost a $23.5 billion military contract that it was awarded nearly two years ago but never started administering. Instead, Humana Military Healthcare Services Inc. was awarded the five-year TRICARE contract to administer health benefits to U.S. soldiers and their families in the South. Both are major providers of health insurance in Wisconsin. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/2)
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WHA Statement on Governor Walker’s State Budget Address
Mar 2, 2011 | Press Releases |
Attribute to Eric Borgerding, WHA Executive Vice President Contact: Mary Kay Grasmick, WHA, 608-274-1820 or 575-7516 In the face of unprecedented budget challenges, including a nearly $150 million deficit in Medicaid this year...
Read MoreRep. Seidel: Governor Walker’s Budget Continues the Attack on Working Families
Mar 2, 2011 | Press Releases |
Rep.Seidel Budget Statment
Read MoreWalker to reveal plan to slash $3.6 billion
Mar 1, 2011 | Top Stories |
Gov. Scott Walker will reveal on Tuesday the full cuts in state programs such as health care for the poor and aid to local governments needed to balance the state's more than $3 billion budget deficit over the next two years. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/1)
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Hospitals renovating old rather than building new
Mar 1, 2011 | Hospitals, Top Stories |
Hospitals and health systems are focusing more on renovation or expansion than new construction, according to a recent survey conducted by Health Facilities Management magazine. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/1)
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Advocacy groups decry proposed Medicaid changes
Mar 1, 2011 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories |
Advocacy groups ranging from Disability Rights Wisconsin to Mental Health America of Wisconsin to AARP Wisconsin are opposing Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to give his administration the freedom to revamp BadgerCare Plus and other Medicaid programs with minimal oversight from the Legislature. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 3/1)
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