Author: Tim Stumm
Wisconsin hospitals target $960 million ‘hidden health-care tax’
Feb 2, 2015 | Top Stories |
Wisconsin hospital officials are hoping to see a trio of actions in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget to help alleviate the so-called “hidden health care tax” that they say drains $960 million from businesses and employees. (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 2/2)
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City of Milwaukee: Deadline for health insurance marketplace coverage fast approaching
Feb 2, 2015 | Press Releases |
Dozens of area enrollment events to be held prior to February 15 deadline MILWAUKEE – With the final deadline to purchase health care coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace quickly approaching, Mayor Tom...
Read MoreWHEFA: $204,800,000 bond financing helps ProHealth Care, Inc. expand in Pewaukee and Mukwonago and refinance in New Berlin
Feb 2, 2015 | Press Releases |
Bond financing facilitated by WHEFA will be used to help ProHealth Care finance costs associated with the construction and equipping of a 160,000-square-foot cancer center and multi-specialty clinic in Pewaukee, and the...
Read MoreMarshfield director on hand for White House precision medicine announcement
Feb 2, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Murray Brilliant, director of Marshfield Clinic's Center for Human Genetics, was among those on hand at the White House Friday as President Barack Obama unveiled a $215 million initiative aimed at tailoring treatments for diseases like cancer. (WHN, 2/2)
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Unity, Gundersen Health Plan exploring partnership
Feb 1, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Unity Health Insurance and Gundersen Health Plan have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a partnership that hopes to facilitate patients' access to local healthcare and manage the health of larger populations. (WHN, 1/30)
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Marshfield Clinic genomic research helps build case for president’s Precision Medicine Initiative
Feb 1, 2015 | Press Releases |
MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic’s effort over the past decade included the development of a database that allows providers to tailor health care to an individual’s precise genetic profile. This approach was an integral part in...
Read MoreAnthem continues push towards value-based payments
Jan 30, 2015 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |
Earlier this month, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced plans to start paying Aurora Health Care primary care providers for delivering coordinated care, while sharing savings with eligible physicians who maintain or improve quality. (WHN, 1/30)
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VA director: ‘We had already taken steps’
Jan 27, 2015 | Top Stories |
Chris Hubbuch of the La Crosse Tribune reports: "As the VA launches an investigation into media reports of overmedication of patients at the Tomah VA, the director of the medical center says he wouldn't have done anything differently." (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 1/27)
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Madison Women’s Health attains patient quality recognition
Jan 27, 2015 | Press Releases |
Contact Bill Dickmeyer Telephone 608.729.6344 Cell 608.212.5227 Email bdickmeyer@madisonwomenshealth.com Website www.MadisonWomensHealth.com Madison Women’s Health attains patient quality recognition First Wisconsin clinic...
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