Kane recognized with highest honors for concept, creative and execution of nurse recruitment campaign MILWAUKEE, WI (December 12, 2017) – Kane Communications Group, a Milwaukee-based strategic communications firm has been...
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Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services, the sole vendor left in the process to outsource inpatient services at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, faced a barrage of questions from county mental health board members and staff about their quality of care last week.
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Gov. Scott Walker tapped Heather Smith, his deputy chief of staff for budget, legislative and intergovernmental affairs, to serve as the state’s new Medicaid director and administrator of the Division of Medicaid Services.
Michael Heifetz announced this week he’s resigning as Medicaid director, a position he’s held since October 2016. Before that he was the state’s budget director for three years and also worked for Dean Health Systems for 11 years.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, supports ending the individual mandate but was noncommittal Thursday on whether he’d back a plan reinstating payments to health insurers that reduced out-of-pocket expenses for some Healthcare.gov consumers.
Wisconsin triumphed its prescription drug monitoring program at a U.S. Senate committee hearing last week, with program staff telling lawmakers that they’ve received interest from other states in mimicking their approach to its revamp.
Some Wisconsin hospitals are planning to remain in a Medicare bundled payment program for hip and knee replacements as the federal government moves to make participation voluntary for health systems in the state.
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