Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

In face of closures, nursing homes request $83 million in state budget

May 21, 2019 | Nursing homes, Top Stories |

Wisconsin nursing homes are asking legislators and Gov. Tony Evers to invest $83 million in state money in the next budget to address the challenges they’re facing.

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Wisconsin ranked tenth-best state for senior health

May 21, 2019 | Top Stories |

Wisconsin has cracked the top ten in an annual report that looks at senior health across the nation.

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Policy interventions could improve Latino health in Wisconsin

Apr 10, 2019 | Top Stories |

Panelists weighed in on policy interventions to help improve the health of Milwaukee and Wisconsin's Latino community at a Tuesday summit hosted by Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers.

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Wisconsin leaves ACA lawsuit

Apr 10, 2019 | ACA, Top Stories |

Wisconsin is no longer part of a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, an appeals court said Tuesday.

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Appeals court backs Evers in appointment case

Apr 10, 2019 | Top Stories |

An appeals court ruled Tuesday that Gov. Tony Evers had the power last month to withdraw appointments to various state councils, boards and commissions – some of which oversee healthcare professionals – when the nominations were vacated by a court order.

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Healthcare oversight bills head to governor

Dec 5, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories |

The Republican-led Legislature approved bills Tuesday and Wednesday that would give them more oversight over healthcare as Gov.-elect Tony Evers prepares to take office. The bills now head to Gov. Scott Walker.

Aurora BayCare plans new facility in Kaukauna

Dec 5, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Aurora BayCare Medical Center plans to build a new clinic, ambulatory surgery center and urgent care center in Kaukauna, according to a Tuesday release.

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On the record with David Smith, Medicaid Transformation Project Executive, AVIA

Sep 7, 2018 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Last month, AVIA, a Chicago-based national innovation network for hospitals and health systems, announced it was leading an initiative aimed at transforming Medicaid and that it’s lined up Andy Slavitt, the former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to help.

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WHEFA bond financing helps the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. construct and renovate in Milwaukee and Wausau

Sep 7, 2018 | Press Releases |

Bond financing facilitated by WHEFA will be used to help The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. renovate and equip approximately 100,000 square feet of an existing basic science building as well as other existing educational...

Kids Forward: Lawsuit threatens healthcare for people with pre-existing conditions

Sep 7, 2018 | Press Releases |

MADISON, WI – A lawyer representing Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel argued in a federal court yesterday that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Wisconsin Solicitor Gen. Misha Tseytlin told the judge “the entire...