Category: Medicaid/Medicare

Assembly health committee adds to proposed reimbursement hike for physical health services

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 16, 2020 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Assembly Health Committee voted Wednesday to double a proposed Medicaid rate hike for physical health services to $2 million over the biennium. The amended bill also specifies that the new funds go to acupuncturists, chiropractors and physical therapists.

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Medicaid dental reimbursement pilot program gets new evaluator

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 14, 2020 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services has brought on a new evaluator to further examine the impact of a pilot program that increased Medicaid rates for some dental services in four Wisconsin counties.

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JFC approves physician rate increase

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 6, 2020 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Legislature's budget-writing committee approved a request in December to increase reimbursement rates for doctors seeing Medicaid patients.

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DHS projects Medicaid shortfall

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 6, 2020 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The state’s Medicaid program is expected to finish the biennium in the red, according to a recent projection released by the Department of Health Services.

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Community Care begins process to join Family Care in Dane County

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 20, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services said Thursday that Community Care has started the certification process to deliver Family Care services in Dane County.

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JFC approves deadline extension for Medicaid savings accounts

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 18, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday gave the Department of Health Services more time to submit a plan to create Medicaid savings accounts.

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Family Care approved for five more years

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 13, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

State officials announced this week that the federal government has approved Family Care to continue for five more years.

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DHS requests Medicaid rate increase for physicians, psychiatrists

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 4, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services submitted a plan to lawmakers Tuesday that would increase Medicaid rates for doctors and psychiatrists starting next year.

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JFC approves Medicaid benefit for residential substance use disorder treatment

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

The Joint Finance Committee signed off on the Department of Health Services' plan to create a Medicaid benefit for substance use disorder treatment, according to a letter released last week.

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DHS requests extension on Medicaid savings account plan

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

The Department of Health Services asked lawmakers last week for more time to submit a plan to create Medicaid savings accounts to the federal government.

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Berwick talks Medicare for All, social determinants and cutting waste

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 22, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Dr. Don Berwick, former administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has a scorecard for the public to use when considering healthcare reform plans.

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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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