Insurers, managed care organizations and providers offered alternative, and at times conflicting, visions for the future of the state's long-term care programs at a Madison hearing Monday. (WHN, 10/20)
A bipartisan bill in Congress would better coordinate efforts within the National Institutes of Health to support new researchers and improve mentorships with veteran scientists, according to Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison. (WHN, 10/19)
Bart Miller, PA-C of Green Bay Named 2015 Wisconsin Physician Assistant of the Year Kimberly, WI – At its annual Awards Banquet and celebration of PA week last week in Elkhart Lake, WI, the Wisconsin Academy of Physician...
Read MoreWEA Trust went through a period of "shock and adjustment" in 2011 after Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10, restricting collective bargaining for many public employees, according to CEO Mark Moody. As a result, a number of school districts - the historical core of WEA's business - explored new options. (WHN, 10/16)
Gov. Scott Walker plans to veto a proposal passed by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee Thursday that would give that panel approval over changes to the health plan for state employees. (WHN, 10/16)
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously backed a bill Thursday morning that would allow the committee to approve or reject changes by the group overseeing health plans for state employees. (WHN, 10/15)
A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, supported by the Wisconsin Hospital Association, found the state has the third most efficient healthcare system in the country. (WHN, 10/15)
A Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would ban research on fetal tissue coming from abortions performed after Jan. 1, 2015 and impose a felony on those who violate the bill's provision. (WHN, 10/14)
For the second year in a row, the WPS MedicareRx Plan prescription drug plans (PDPs) are the highest-rated stand-alone Part D plans in Wisconsin, and the only PDPs in the state to earn 5 stars out of 5, according to the 2016...
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