Month: April 2013

After spirited debate, the Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to send AB 139 to the floor on a 6-2 party-line vote. (WHN, 4/29)

United Hospital System won’t decide whether to build a hospital here until after Aurora Health Care gives the City of Burlington its long-term plans, Mayor Bob Miller said Thursday. (RACINE JOURNAL TIMES, 4/26)

The Wisconsin Health Information Organization is enlisting the support of the former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its bid to change federal law to allow a broader distribution of Medicare claims data. (WHN, 4/25)

A proposed osteopathic medical school in Wisconsin has been in the making for roughly five years. (DO, 4/24)

The Department of Health Services is suspending Medicaid payments to Deaconess Home Health, pending the investigation of a "credible allegation of fraud," according to a letter dated Friday from Inspector General Alan White. (WHN, 4/23)

Wisconsin business owners have formed a new group to submit proposals for consideration by the state's Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. Known as "Wisconsin Employers for Equitable Workers' Compensation," the group has attracted support from a number of prominent entities, including Blain's Fleet and Farm, the Kohler Company, and the Alliance of Wisconsin Retailers. (WHN, 4/22)