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Author: Tim Stumm

Chiropractors push for insurance changes

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association is seeking legislation that would modify the state's three-decade old Insurance Equality Law, which it says no longer achieves its original intent of preventing insurers from discriminating against chiropractors. (WHN, 3/19)

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Long-term care advocates speak out on budget

People who use long-term care services, such as Family Care and IRIS, are worried about the quality of care they would get if the system overhaul proposed in Gov. Scott Walker's budget is approved. (APPLETON POST CRESCENT, 3/19)

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Scott Walker’s budget cuts the rural health programs he touted at Iowa Ag Summit

Speaking to a roomful of Iowa farmers and agricultural executives at the Iowa Ag Summit earlier this month, Gov. Scott Walker touted investments he's made in rural health care. Everything he said was true, but it reflected investments made in his 2013-15 budget. Rural health care providers now say cuts in the governor's newest biennial budget — released about a month before his Ag Summit appearance — is a "shock to the system." (CAPITAL TIMES, 3/18)

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Jacobson: Network will offer exchange plan

Network Health Plan is gearing up to expand its offerings in southeast Wisconsin, including Medicare Advantage plans and products on the state's federally facilitated health insurance exchange, Froedtert Health CEO Cathy Jacobson said Monday. (WHN, 3/17)

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