Author: Tim Stumm

Earlier this month, Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinic announced they plan to work together for another five years to focus on more screening tests for cancers throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The groups are hoping to build off the success of Cologuard, which has helped Exact Sciences quadruple its workforce over the past year. (WHN, 2/20)

The Department of Justice will launch a program for law enforcement officers to safely dispose of opioid drugs, after the federal government backed off on a similar program last fall, according to a statement Wednesday. (WHN, 2/19)

Roughly 18,500 Wisconsinites signed up in the final nine days of the federal health reform law's second enrollment period, according to data released Wednesday. (WHN, 2/19)

Congressional Republicans are working on a contingency plan in case the U.S. Supreme Court nixes federal subsidies for those who live in states like Wisconsin where the federal government is running their health insurance exchange, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, told Bloomberg Television Friday. (WHN, 2/18)

As childless adults in Medicaid continue to exceed enrollment expectations, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau has increased the amount it thinks the state could save by accepting enhanced federal dollars to expand Medicaid. (WHN, 2/17)