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Versiti acquires Ohio blood center

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 5, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

Versiti, the Milwaukee-headquartered blood health organization, is expanding in Ohio.

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More than $273 million allocated to improve drinking water quality

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 5, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

More than $273 million has been allocated to 86 municipalities to improve drinking water quality for Wisconsinites, Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said Monday.

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Ensign Group, Pennant Group expand long-term care presence in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 5, 2024 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The Ensign Group, the California-based parent company of a group of organizations that invest in skilled nursing, senior living and healthcare services, expanded its long-term care presence in Wisconsin, effective Nov. 1.

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DHS anticipates no further action on proposal for Medicaid health savings accounts

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2024 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

A plan to create Medicaid health savings accounts appears dead.

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Relief Mental Health opens Middleton clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

An Illinois-based mental healthcare provider opened a clinic in Middleton last week, its second site in Wisconsin.

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Beloit Health System will take another run at approval for suburban Rockford hospital

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Beloit Health System will continue its push to build a small hospital in suburban Rockford, after a board that oversees healthcare facility building in Illinois rejected the proposal last week.

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Food-as-medicine movement picks up steam

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2024 | On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

More healthcare providers and payers are promoting healthy food to prevent, treat and manage disease.

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Heritage, Apotex plan to pay $49.1 million to settle drug pricing scheme allegations

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2024 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Two pharmaceutical companies will pay $49.1 million to resolve allegations that they inflated prices, reduced competition and restricted access to generic drugs, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday.

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Bellin leader Woleske will retire next July

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 1, 2024 | Hospitals, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Chris Woleske, who has overseen Bellin Health for more than six years, will retire next July.

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Medicare to pursue ‘robust’ patient, clinician discussions in future drug price negotiations

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2024 | Medicaid/Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Medicare will pursue “more robust discussions” with patients and clinicians as it begins its second round of drug price negotiations, the program’s director said Wednesday in Milwaukee.

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Wisconsin hospital net income was $2.1 billion in FY 2023, with 54 hospitals losing money

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 31, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin hospitals reported a net income of $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2023, up about $1.1 billion from the prior year, according to a Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center report released Wednesday.

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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes cuts ribbon on new manufacturing center

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 30, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Beloit-based NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, which produces ingredients used in medical imaging and therapeutics, cut the ribbon on a new manufacturing center earlier this month.

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