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Author: Tim Stumm

Madison health care cost is high and low

Madison is among the seven costliest of 78 metro areas for three medical procedures, a government report found. But health insurance premiums in Dane County are relatively low. The market is even considered a model for how to control costs and improve the Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to a report from an advocacy group. (STATE JOURNAL, 4/13)

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Navitus spreads its wings

While still small compared to many of its national competitors, Madison-based Navitus Health Solutions is quickly gaining ground. (WHN, 4/10)

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GeminiCares cites proposed long-term care changes as factor in closure

Uncertainty caused by Gov. Scott Walker's proposed changes to the state's long-term care system "weighed heavily" into GeminiCare's decision to cease operations, according to president Kathleen Rublee. GeminiCares, a provider of home care services across the state, plans to cut nearly 700 jobs as it closes shop at 11 locations by the end of May. (WHN, 4/9)

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Most Wisconsin VA centers top national wait-time averages

More veterans were waiting long periods for care at the Veterans Affairs hospitals in Milwaukee and Madison this winter than they were in the late summer and early fall, despite a national effort by the VA to get patients seen more quickly. (ASSOCIATED PRESS, 4/9)

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