Category: State budget
Sanfelippo will ‘absolutely’ pursue care coordination bill after veto
The head of the Assembly health committee "absolutely" plans to introduce a Medicaid care coordination project as a separate bill after Gov. Scott Walker vetoed the provision from the budget, a spokesman told Wisconsin Health News Thursday.
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Walker keeps physical medicine study in budget
Gov. Scott Walker will keep in place parts of the budget requiring the Department of Health Services to study and develop a Medicaid pilot project that would promote the use of chiropractic care as well as physical and occupational therapy to pain.
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Assembly approves budget with care coordination pilot project funding
The Assembly has approved the state's 2017-19 budget, including a provision added by the budget-writing committee that aims to save money through coordinating the care of high utilizers of emergency rooms.
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JFC approves ‘consumer-driven health plan’ educational campaign
The Joint Finance Committee has amended the state's next budget to direct the Department of Employee Trust Funds to conduct a "consumer-driven health plan educational campaign" for state employees.
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JFC rejects self-insurance, expects to find other savings
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously rejected contracts to self-insure and regionalize the health plan for state and local employees Thursday, voting instead to direct the Group Insurance Board to find $63.9 million in savings.
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