State budget Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Lawmakers, others scrutinize Walker’s healthcare plan

by Ellie Borstad | Feb 13, 2018 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Legislature's budget-writing committee debated Gov. Scott Walker's proposed reinsurance program Tuesday with a vote set for later in the morning.

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Walker seeks to boost mental health treatment in juvenile corrections system

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 5, 2018 | Mental Health, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he plans to make a series of changes to the state’s juvenile corrections system that will put a focus on mental health and trauma-informed care.

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Sanfelippo will ‘absolutely’ pursue care coordination bill after veto

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 22, 2017 | Hospitals, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

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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Healthcare providers, advocates laud budget initiatives

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 22, 2017 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Healthcare providers and advocates lauded initiatives included in the state's 2017-19 budget, which was signed into law Thursday.

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Walker keeps physical medicine study in budget

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 22, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Opioids, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

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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Walker set to veto budget’s Group Insurance Board changes, care coordination pilot project

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 21, 2017 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he will veto 99 items in the state budget, including provisions that would have increased legislative oversight of the state employee health plan.

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Walker set to veto Group Insurance Board changes

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 20, 2017 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that he will veto 99 items in the state budget, including provisions that would increase legislative oversight of the state employee health plan.

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Assembly approves budget with care coordination pilot project funding

by Ellie Borstad | Sep 14, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

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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Senate recommends axing ASC assessment

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 20, 2017 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Senate Republicans have offered a new budget proposal that would end a tax on ambulatory surgical centers but continue payments to centers that serve a high number of Medicaid patients.

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JFC moves to end domestic partnership registry

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 19, 2017 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A program that provides same-sex couples with some of the benefits provided to married couples could end under a motion approved by the Joint Finance Committee last week.

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JFC approves ‘consumer-driven health plan’ educational campaign

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 19, 2017 | Insurance, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

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

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 16, 2017 | Insurance, State budget, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

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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