Author: Tim Stumm

Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget does not eliminate the Include, Respect, I Self-Direct Program, which allows its 11,000 members to self-direct their long-term care, Department of Health Services Secretary Kitty Rhoades said during testimony before the Joint Finance Committee Tuesday. (WHN, 3/4(

The state is not planning to extend a Medicaid reimbursement hike for primary care doctors provided under the federal health reform law the past two years. (WHN, 3/3)

Part of the watchdog arm of the Medicare program needs to be reformed, according to a University of Wisconsin associate professor of medicine. (WHN, 3/3)

The Wisconsin Hospital Association and Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality are forming a new company to help physicians and eligible providers meet a federal deadline to report quality metrics. (WHN, 3/2)

When Meriter-UnityPoint Health closes its Max W. Pohle Dental Clinic in July, it's likely to leave a void for special needs patients who require hospital-based care. It could also mean an end to the state's only hospital-based, general practice dental residency program. (WHN, 2/27)