Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

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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Budget proposal could put dent in WHIO’s finances

Feb 6, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Wisconsin Health Information Organization could lose nearly half of its operating funds if a budget proposal to eliminate an assessment on physicians is approved. (WHN, 2/6)

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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin Alerts Consumers to Protect Themselves from Scam Email Campaigns

Feb 6, 2015 | Press Releases |

MILWAUKEE – Feb. 6, 2015 – Wisconsin residents who may have been impacted by the cyber attack against Anthem, should be aware of scam email campaigns targeting current and former Anthem members. These scams, designed to capture...

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Efforts to Establish Health Care Equity for Military Women, Dependents

Feb 6, 2015 | Press Releases |

Legislation would provide military women with free contraception, increase family planning resources, and guarantee access to emergency contraception for sexual assault victims (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin...