Medicaid/Medicare Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Berwick: Tackling inequity key to improving country’s health

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 19, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Tackling inequity is key to improving the country’s health, a former leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Monday in Chicago.

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Troy calls for policy reform to improve children’s health

by Ryan Voyles | Nov 18, 2019 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin CEO Peggy Troy wants policy reform to improve health outcomes for kids, describing healthcare in Milwaukee’s central city as “abysmal."

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Regulation, workforce, low Medicaid rates pose hurdles as nursing homes transform

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 13, 2019 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Nursing homes in the state are looking at ways to transform how they do business amid low Medicaid reimbursement rates, panelists said at a Wisconsin Health News luncheon Tuesday.

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DHS finalizes plan for Medicaid coverage of residential substance use disorder treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 6, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

A new Medicaid benefit for residential substance use disorder treatment could go into effect Feb. 1, pending approval of a final plan submitted to the Joint Finance Committee.

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DHS moving forward on Medicaid work requirements

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services continues to move forward on implementing BadgerCare work requirements, according to a report sent to lawmakers Friday.

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Committee approves telehealth bill

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2019 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

An Assembly committee approved a measure on Wednesday that would create parity between what Medicaid pays and covers for in-person and telehealth services.

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Committee signs off on telehealth bill

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 24, 2019 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services unanimously approved a bill Wednesday requiring Medicaid to cover telehealth services the same way it covers in-person services.

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Report: Implementing Medicaid work requirements in Wisconsin could cost $69.4 million

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 16, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s plan to implement Medicaid work requirements carries an estimated $69.4 million in administrative costs, according to a nonpartisan agency that works for Congress.

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JFC signs off on premiums for BadgerCare childless adults

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 10, 2019 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Joint Finance Committee said Wednesday that it's approved the Department of Health Services' plan to charge premiums to some childless adults in BadgerCare.

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ACOs in Wisconsin save Medicare money

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

More than half of Medicare accountable care organizations serving Wisconsin earned money back last year from the federal program.

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My Choice Family Care, Care Wisconsin plan merger

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 2, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wauwatosa-based My Choice Family Care and Madison-based Care Wisconsin said Tuesday that they're planning to merge in early 2020.

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DHS’ first projection during biennium shows Medicaid ending in the red

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 1, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

State health officials projected Monday that Medicaid will finish the biennium in the red, mostly due to a change in the state’s anticipated federal match.

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