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Aug 26, 2013 | Press Releases |
Statewide – In a letter to Secretary Kitty Rhoades of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, county supervisors from 10 additional counties raised their voices in support of the proposal signed by leaders from 20 counties to to enable Wisconsin counties to accept federal Medicaid funds that Gov. Walker and the Legislature turned down.
Read MoreAug 26, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
The Legislature should steer clear of doctors' relationships with their patients and limit mandates on how hospitals can function, Assembly Health Committee Chair Erik Severson, R-Star Prairie, said at a recent Wisconsin Hospital Association Public Policy Council meeting, as reported in the association's weekly newsletter. (WHN, 8/26)
Aug 26, 2013 | Top Stories |
The Wisconsin State Journal's David Wahlberg reports: "The broader proposal, by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, would strip special payment status from two-thirds of the nation's 1,328 critical access hospitals - those not considered to be in remote areas, including the 42 hospitals in Wisconsin." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 8/26)
Aug 23, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Hospital leaders wasted little time in pushing back last week against a new report recommending the federal government take a closer look at Medicare payment status for Critical Assess Hospitals that don't meet certain distance and location requirements. (WHN, 8/23)
Aug 23, 2013 | On The Record, Press Releases, Top Stories |
Guy Boulton of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: "Wisconsin now has in place the basic building blocks for a statewide network that could enable hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other health care settings to exchange key information from patients' medical records securely and effortlessly." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 8/23)
Aug 23, 2013 | Press Releases |
Madison, WI, August 22, 2013 – Associated Dentists is proud to announce Madison-area dentists and specialists chose four of Associated Dentists doctors as Top Dentists in 2013.
Read MoreAug 22, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Dan Connell, a consultant recently hired to represent the Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine, said in a recent letter to the Jefferson mayor and city council that the college will need to raise more than $100 million to open, staff and fund the operations of the college. That figure is up from previous estimates of $85 million. (WHN, 8/22)
Aug 21, 2013 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
After two-and-a-half years of negotiations with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its Virtual PACE program, Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades sent a proposed memorandum of understanding last week leaving little wiggle room for further revision. (WHN, 8/21)
Aug 21, 2013 | Top Stories |
Appearing on CNBC's "The Kudlow Report," Walker said "Employers need certainty and the fact is employers aren't seeing it. When I go out and visit firms, companies and small businesses, they say 'We don't know what's going to happen next.'" (CNBC, 8/21)
Aug 20, 2013 | Press Releases |
On Monday heavy construction and excavation equipment moved onto the site of the new ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano at County B and Highway 22. According to Matt Peterson, project manager at The Boldt Co. of Appleton, the project’s general contractor and construction management firm, the first tasks are site preparation work. “We started with removal of trees and existing storm water ponds. This week we start excavation and site utility work, including bringing water mains, storm lines and sanitary lines to the property.” In October, concrete footings and foundations will be poured and the winter months will bring steel erection. The new hospital is slated to open in early 2015.
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