Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Wisconsin DHS auditor retreats from $3.5 million claim against family planning clinics

Apr 16, 2015 | Top Stories |

Kate Golden of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism reports: "The state Department of Health Services' top auditor on Wednesday backed down from a claim that two family planning clinics serving low-income people were overcharging Medicaid for birth control by $3.5 million." (WISCONSIN CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM, 4/15)

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Marshfield to build hospital, strengthen partnership with Aspirus

Apr 15, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Marshfield Clinic Health System plans to build its own hospital in Marshfield and, through a strengthened partnership with Aspirus, expand its presence in Eau Claire, officials announced Wednesday. (WHN, 4/15)

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Court: Johnson lacks standing to challenge Obamacare rule

Apr 15, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

An appeals court Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., lacked standing to challenge a federal rule allowing members of Congress and their staff to receive employer-based subsidies to help pay for insurance purchased on the federal Marketplace. (WHN, 4/15)

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UW to work with German center on Alzheimer’s research

Apr 14, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases signed a Memorandum of Understanding Monday in Bonn, Germany, agreeing to collaborate on research efforts aimed at slowing the onset of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. (WHN, 4/14)

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Ministry to upgrade central Wisconsin hospitals

Apr 14, 2015 | Top Stories |

Ministry Health Care announced plans Monday to renovate Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield and expand the cancer center at the Ministry Saint Michael's Hospital campus in Stevens Point. (WAUSAU DAILY HERALD, 4/14)

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Longest kidney chain ever completed wraps up at UW Hospital and Clinics

Apr 14, 2015 | Press Releases |

MADISON–After living with kidney disease for nearly 30 years, 77-year-old Mitzi Neyens of Wausau, WI, thought her luck had finally run out. Her disease had been manageable for most of that time, but early last year her kidney...

Changes in disability program will streamline service

Apr 14, 2015 | Press Releases |

MILWAUKEE – A shift in oversight of Milwaukee County’s Interim Disability Assistance Program (IDAP) will mean an easier application process for clients. IDAP is a county-funded program that provides monthly payments to eligible...

WHEFA: $4,985,000 WHEFA bond financing helps Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, Inc. refinance in Milwaukee

Apr 14, 2015 | Press Releases |

Bond financing facilitated by WHEFA was used to help Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (“SSCHC”) refinance bonds previously issued by WHEFA in 2006. The net present value savings following the refunding is approximately...

Agnesian to pilot Cerner’s Apple Watch app

Apr 13, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Agnesian HealthCare and Emory Healthcare will be the first health systems in the country to deploy Cerner's patient app for the Apple Watch. (WHN, 4/13)

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Starion Financial finalizes WPS Community Bank acquisition; John Hecht becomes market president

Apr 13, 2015 | Press Releases |

Starion Financial officially acquired WPS Community Bank, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation, at the close of business on Apr. 10. The acquisition gives Starion three locations in the Madison...