Month: March 2014

The hospital merger wave sweeping across Wisconsin and the rest of the country won't impact Waukesha-based ProHealth Care anytime soon, CEO Susan Edwards said in a recent, wide-ranging interview with Wisconsin Health News. (WHN, 3/14)

Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation Thursday providing grants for small businesses to cover up to 30 percent of the cost of implementing a workplace wellness program. (WHN, 3/13)

Brett Davis, the state's Medicaid director, has resigned from the Department of Health Services for an opportunity in the private sector, a DHS spokesperson confirmed. His last day with the department is March 21. (WHN, 3/13)

The Wisconsin Senate unanimously approved a bill to establish a board of medical professionals that could take over supervision of Milwaukee County's mental health programming during one of the final chamber sessions of the legislative calendar Tuesday. (WHN, 3/12)

More than 15,000 Wisconsinites signed up for healthcare coverage in February through the state's federally facilitated insurance exchange, bringing the total number of enrollees to 71,433, according to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services. (WHN, 3/12)

MetaStar is collaborating with quality improvement organizations in neighboring states on a proposal to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that would bring the work of Wisconsin QIO under a three-state coalition. (WHN, 3/11)