Month: May 2012

Care Wisconsin is dropping transportation services for disabled adults and the elderly in Dane County this month, the Madison-based nonprofit confirmed this week. The care management organization is also closing its rehabilitation clinic, ending home services such as wound care and transferring its adult day center in Madison to another agency. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 5/24)

Former governor Tommy Thompson, running for the U.S. Senate, has accepted a position as chairman of the board of directors for TherapeuticsMD, a specialty pharmaceutical company. In its announcement, Robert G. Finizio, the company's CEO, said the company was pleased to have Thompson on the board because of his background and understanding of the health-care industry. Thompson is a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/23)

Health care jobs have remained strongest throughout the recession and the recovery, said Denis Winters, chief labor economist with the state Department of Workforce Development. (GANNETT, 5/23)

Before Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed collective bargaining for most public employees - sparking national debate and a historic gubernatorial recall election - most people had never heard of WEA Trust. But as the June 5 election approaches, Walker has highlighted the Madison-based health insurance company in making the case to hold onto his job. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/22)

Former governor Tommy Thompson, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by U.S. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), is an opponent of the Affordable Care Act. On Monday, Thompson provided more details on what he would do if Congress votes to repeal the law. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/22)

A 95-year-old woman died after a morphine overdose last year at Capitol Lakes Health Center in Downtown Madison. A 75-year-old woman fell 26 times before breaking her pelvis in 2010 at Nazareth Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton. (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 5/21)

A rezoning of the former Columbia St. Mary's Hospital to allow new uses by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is being recommended for approval by a Common Council committee. The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee this week voted 4-1 for the zoning change, which was recommended last year by the city Plan Commission. Since then, university officials have met several times with nearby residents regarding their concerns about how the former hospital complex will be redeveloped. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 5/18)