Author: Tim Stumm

Last month, Marshfield Clinic Health System announced it was considering building a hospital and exploring “collaborative opportunities” with Aspirus. Marshfield previously said it was seeking an invitation to join abouthealth, a network of seven health systems across the state. (WHN, 3/6)

Five Wisconsin hospitals are among Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals award winners for 2015. (WHN, 3/5)

More than 2,000 students have applied for 25 spots at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Green Bay campus, Dean Dr. Matthew Hunsaker announced at a Wisconsin Health News event this week at St. Norbert College in De Pere. The school is set to open its doors this summer. (WHN, 3/5)

Projected cost-savings from a rate change in the state budget combined with a potential decrease in federal funding could shutter community health centers throughout the state, according to the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association. (WHN, 3/4)

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)