Ellie Borstad, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Sensenbrenner introduces bill to combat physician shortage

Aug 2, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, has introduced legislation aimed at alleviating the state’s shortage of qualified physicians.

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Survey finds high satisfaction rate with prescription drug monitoring program

Jul 31, 2018 | Health Tech, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Users of the state’s program tracking prescriptions for controlled substances are satisfied with it, according to survey released in a Monday report.

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Rai: Provider exclusions from value-based Medicare payment program undermining its goals

Jul 31, 2018 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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.

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Seven Wisconsin community hospitals recognized for excellence

Jul 31, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Becker’s Healthcare included six Wisconsin hospitals in their annual list of great community hospitals in the U.S.

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Froedtert Health buys former Wisconsin Heart Hospital

Jul 26, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Froedtert Health bought the former Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa from Ascension Wisconsin on Wednesday.

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Wisconsin insurers post profitable first quarter

Jul 26, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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.

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Report: Uninsured in Wisconsin predicted to fall if state individual mandate passed

Jul 26, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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.

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CMS proposes fix to ACA program targeting millions in health plan transfers

Jul 25, 2018 | ACA, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

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.

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