Medicaid/Medicare Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Evers will push Medicaid expansion as Republicans continue to oppose it

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

Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday he plans to pursue Medicaid expansion by appealing to rural Wisconsinites, healthcare workers and their elected officials, even though Republican leaders said they won’t back the proposal.

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Verma defends price transparency requirement, says more to come

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 14, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency is working to improve a new requirement on hospitals to post their charges publicly as providers question whether it helps consumers.

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Hospitals question usefulness of new CMS transparency rule

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

A new federal requirement that hospitals post their charges online won’t help consumers, according to the state’s hospital association.

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Evers directs DHS to develop Medicaid expansion plan

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 9, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Tuesday directing the state’s health department to develop a plan to expand Medicaid eligibility in Wisconsin.

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Medicaid projected to end fiscal year in the black

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 3, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Medicaid is expected to end the fiscal year with about $212.7 million in state money left over, according to Department of Health Services projections released Wednesday.

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Fitzgerald: Medicaid expansion hasn’t ‘been completely ruled out’

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 21, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, isn’t ruling out the state taking federal money to expand Medicaid in the next budget.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment falls

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 18, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The number of BadgerCare members fell 0.5 percent last month to 769,205 people. It’s the third month of decline in the program's enrollment.

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Walker signs bills giving Legislature more healthcare oversight

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 17, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker signed proposals Friday giving the Legislature more healthcare oversight despite the concerns of providers and advocates.

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Walker signs bills giving Legislature more healthcare oversight

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 14, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker signed proposals Friday giving the Republican-led Legislature more healthcare oversight as Gov.-elect Tony Evers prepares to take office.

Walker considering partial vetoes as he reviews healthcare oversight bills

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 12, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker is considering vetoing parts of bills approved by the Republican-led Legislature last week that increase its oversight on healthcare as Democrat Gov.-elect Tony Evers prepares to take office.

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Report: Nearly all Medicaid claims for opioid addiction treatment don’t require prior authorization

by Jack Kelly | Dec 11, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Nearly all Medicaid claims for a medication-assisted treatment used for opioid addiction don’t require doctors to get approval from the state before prescribing, according to a report released last month.

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More healthcare groups call on Walker to veto Medicaid oversight bill

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 10, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

More healthcare groups are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to veto a proposal giving the Republican-led Legislature more oversight on Medicaid programs before Democrat Gov.-elect Tony Evers takes office.

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