November 2012 - Page 3 of 5 - Wisconsin Health News

2012.11.19 – MCW expansion sites

Nov 19, 2012 | Uncategorized |

2012.11.19 – MCW expansion sites

Walker won't create health care exchange, defers to feds

Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized |

Gov. Scott Walker told federal officials Friday that Wisconsin will hand over the creation of an online health insurance marketplace to the federal government as called for under Obamacare, a decision likely to affect consumers, health plans and Walker’s political career for years to come. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 11/16)

Walker questions amount of state flexibility in state-run exchanges

Nov 15, 2012 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Governor Scott Walker, in Las Vegas for the Republican Governors Association's annual meeting, said Wednesday he's not sure how much flexibility states would actually get to run their own exchange. (WHN, 11/15)

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Wisconsin Immunization Registry receives excellence award

Nov 15, 2012 | Press Releases |

Contact: Claire Smith, (608) 266-1683 MADISON— Department of Health Services officials today announced that the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR), a secure Internet data system that tracks the immunizations provided to...

State seeks public input on recommendations to strengthen emergency medical services

Nov 15, 2012 | Press Releases |

Contact: Claire Smith, (608) 266-1683 MADISON— State health officials today encouraged the public to review and provide input on a recent assessment of the Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system that was carried out...

DHS: CWAG Guardianship Support Center proposal didn't meet application requirements

Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized |

A grant application from the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups to continue running the Guardianship Support Center should have been excluded and never scored, Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith said in a recent letter addressed to president Nino Amato and board chair and CEO Arlene Meyer. (WHN, 11/15)

Health costs rose 4.5 percent for Milwaukee employees in 2012

Nov 15, 2012 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Milwaukee employers spent an average of $11,867 per employee on health care this year, or 4.5 percent more than 2011, consulting firm Mercer said Wednesday. (WHN, 11/15)

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Is Healthcare Part of the Facility Location Decision?

Nov 15, 2012 | Top Stories |

Labor costs are always a top factor in any site-selection decision. Atop these concerns has been introduced the 2,000+-page Affordable Care Act (ACA), a highly complex bill that has put into motion a fundamental shift from an inefficient pay-for-service structure to a pay-for-results structure... Some states like Wisconsin and Minnesota got a jump on these endeavors years ago and already have innovative programs in place that are driving down the cost of healthcare. (AREADEVELOPMENT.COM, 11/15)

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9 lawmakers want to charge U.S. officials who implement Obamacare

Nov 15, 2012 | Top Stories |

As Gov. Scott Walker contemplates whether to create a state health care exchange under Obamacare, he will have to contend in the coming legislative session with nine lawmakers who have said they back a bill to arrest any federal officials who try to implement the health care law. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 11/14)

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