Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield data breach puts victims at risk

Feb 11, 2015 | Top Stories |

Gitte Laasby of the Journal Sentinel reports: "Anthem customers whose personal information may have been stolen in the recent Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield data breach should file their taxes as soon as possible to make sure no one steals their refund, state officials say." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 2/11)

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Bucks announce partnership with Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Feb 11, 2015 | Press Releases |

World-class hospital to become official orthopaedic provider of the Milwaukee Bucks, promoting wellness in the community and earning naming rights of the practice facility Today, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that the...

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin raises concerns about VA mismanagement and the Veterans Health Administration’s lack of oversight of individual VA facilities

Feb 11, 2015 | Press Releases |

At Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Baldwin highlights problems at Tomah VA as clear example of how systemic failure of VA management and oversight harms patient care ...

Walker administration: Medicaid reforms would help slow expenditures

Feb 10, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Medicaid reforms outlined in Gov. Scott Walker's budget are a "necessary step" to slow expenditures, Claire Yunker, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health Services said Monday. (WHN, 2/10)

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Access to dental care still a problem for low-income people in Wisconsin

Feb 10, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Guy Boulton of the Journal Sentinel reports: "One day after Monica Hebl of Burleigh Dental in Milwaukee returned from a nine-day dental mission to Haiti last month, she saw a child with several serious infections who needed to have four teeth pulled. Some of child's teeth were black...The child's dental condition was symptomatic of a problem that doesn't seem to be getting much better: Scant progress has been made in improving access to dental care among low-income people in Wisconsin." (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 2/10)

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Moore named Medicaid director

Feb 10, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Kevin Moore is the state's new Medicaid director, Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday. (WHN, 2/10)

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Exact Sciences to expand collaboration with Mayo

Feb 9, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinic plan to expand their collaboration beyond colorectal cancer to address other diseases within the gastrointestinal tract. (WHN, 2/9)

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WHPRMS Welcomes Six Members to Board of Directors

Feb 9, 2015 | Press Releases |

The Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (WHPRMS) is pleased to announce the addition of six members to its board of directors. While the start of 2015 introduces fresh talent to the board, it also means...

Mercy Health System recognized as fit-friendly worksite

Feb 9, 2015 | Press Releases |

JANESVILLE, WI—Mercy Health System recently received recognition from the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Fit-Friendly Worksites program for the fourth consecutive year. As a Gold level award recipient, Mercy Health System’s...

ProHealth Care considers dropping its lab services, contracting with ACL

Feb 9, 2015 | Top Stories |

ProHealth Care is exploring the possibility of contracting with ACL Laboratories, a company owned by Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care, instead of operating its own labs. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 2/9)

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