Category: Press Releases

Madison, WI – Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has now completed its work on the state budget. Overall, Disability Rights Wisconsin was encouraged to see some investments that will have a direct positive impact on people with...

Expanded residential treatment offerings fill gaps in care and meet community needs OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (June 18, 2019) — Rogers Behavioral Health announces expanded residential care options in Oconomowoc and West Allis are...

Milwaukee, June 12, 2019 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) thanks and applauds the members of the state’s budget-writing committee, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC), for their vote approving a State Building Commission...

JFC budget slashes initiatives important to rural areas and communities of color The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, regarding the Medicaid portion of the budget approved by the Joint...

The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) recognized five Wisconsin health care organizations for superior clinical performance and better patient outcomes. The awards were based on their clinical performance on...

The Wisconsin Personal Services Association applauds the Joint Finance Committee for voting to increase personal care funding by more than $90 million. “The historic increase to personal care funding approved by lawmakers...

By WHA President & CEO Eric Borgerding “Medicaid is the health care safety net for our most impoverished citizens and Wisconsin’s hospitals and health systems are proud to provide essential, and sometimes the only, access to...

Dr. Patrick Tepe, a general dentist in Verona and president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today released the following statement regarding the Joint Committee on Finance’s vote to retain the Medicaid pilot program and...

The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) appreciates Joint Finance Committee’s (JFC) actions that begin to acknowledge the depth and critical nature of Wisconsin’s workforce crisis.

Committee Approves Additional Funding for Long-Term Care Reimbursement MADISON – The Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) today thanked the Joint Finance Committee for approving...

MADISON, WI – LeadingAge Wisconsin praises the actions of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) last evening in making significant investments in the state’s Medicaid long-term care programs and services. “The Committee’s...

The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee’s (JFC) actions yesterday in considering the Department of Health Services budget show they have begun to listen statewide to the overwhelming numbers who are struggling to find adequate...