U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, has introduced legislation aimed at alleviating the state’s shortage of qualified physicians.
Users of the state’s program tracking prescriptions for controlled substances are satisfied with it, according to survey released in a Monday report.
Prevea Health CEO Dr. Ashok Rai criticized the federal government for excluding providers from a Medicare payment system that aims to reward value, warning that having too few participating organizations could undermine the program’s aims.
Becker’s Healthcare included six Wisconsin hospitals in their annual list of great community hospitals in the U.S.
Froedtert Health bought the former Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa from Ascension Wisconsin on Wednesday.
The first quarter of 2018 was a profitable one for many state insurers, according to a Wisconsin Health News analysis of filings from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
If Wisconsin were to adopt a state-specific individual mandate, its number of uninsured citizens could drop by 12.7 percent in 2019, according to a recent report by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a rule it says will restore an Affordable Care Act program that shifted millions between Wisconsin health plans, according to a statement released Tuesday.
The chair of a legislative study committee on direct primary care said she has no preconceived notions on the end result of the group’s work.
Two state agencies announced this week that they’re aiming to provide millions of dollars in grants to schools to improve mental health treatment.