Category: Medicaid/Medicare

Advocate Aurora Health exec testifies in support of Stark Law changes

by Ellie Borstad | Jul 20, 2018 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Advocate Aurora Health would take on more risk and move more quickly to implement a “truly value-based healthcare system” if certain changes were made to the Stark Law, Chief Integration Officer Mike Lappin testified this week at a U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing.

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UW Health disputes Medicare overpayments

by Ellie Borstad | Jul 12, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

UW Health disputes findings from a government watchdog that it received and should refund $2.4 million in Medicare overpayments.

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DHS forecasts less Medicaid spending

by Ellie Borstad | Jul 3, 2018 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services anticipates that the Medicaid budget will end the biennium in the black, according to a report released Monday.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment declines in May

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 29, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

BadgerCare Plus enrollment decreased slightly from April to May, according to recent state data.

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Johnson wants more ‘meat on the bones’ for Medicaid accountability plan

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 28, 2018 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants to see more from the federal government on how it plans to fight fraud and waste in the Medicaid program.

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Johnson calls on CMS to beef up Medicaid fraud prevention

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 22, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Medicaid is “plagued by waste, fraud and abuse,” according to a new report from Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who called on the federal government to better police the program.

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CMS official says star ratings not delayed because of Chicago hospital’s analysis

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 21, 2018 | Hospitals, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A critical analysis from a Chicago hospital had no bearing on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to delay its star ratings for hospitals, a top-ranking official said Tuesday.

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Analysis: Working adults could still have trouble complying with state’s proposed work requirements

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 14, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Adults without children on Medicaid who work could still lose access to the program because of barriers in complying with work requirements proposed by the state, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.

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DHS concerned about CMS Medicaid report card

by Ellie Borstad | Jun 7, 2018 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services found errors in a recent scorecard released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that compares performance among states' Medicaid programs.

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UW’s Jaffery tapped for Medicare commission

by Ellie Borstad | May 31, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Dr. Jonathan Jaffery, chief population health officer at UW Health, is among five new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. The group advises Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Medicare matters.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment decreases in April

by Ellie Borstad | May 30, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The number of BadgerCare Plus enrollees went down from March to April, according to recent state data.

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DHS set to request 10-year extension for SeniorCare

by Ellie Borstad | May 24, 2018 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is seeking to extend a state-run Medicaid program offering outpatient drug benefits to seniors for another decade.

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