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Insurers discuss consolidation
Insurers have joined forces in recent years to gain scale and pursue innovation, three health plan leaders said at a Wisconsin Health News panel this week. But one CEO warned healthcare consolidation has led to more costs without improved quality.
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Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative will continue push for western Wisconsin hospital
The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative said Thursday it is moving forward with its plan for a hospital in western Wisconsin, after Aspirus Health announced it is seeking to build a hospital in Chippewa Falls.
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Ascension Wisconsin will close Waukesha micro-hospital, consolidate southeastern Wisconsin services
Ascension Wisconsin will concentrate some specialized care in southeast Wisconsin at certain locations and close its small hospital in Waukesha, the health system said Thursday.
Aspirus Health plans Chippewa Falls hospital
Aspirus Health is seeking to build a hospital in Chippewa Falls, after the city lost its sole hospital earlier this year.
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Gundersen reaches settlement to resolve alleged air pollution violations
Gundersen Health System has reached a $160,000 settlement with the state to resolve allegations that it violated air pollution regulations and its air pollution control permit.
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Group Insurance Board extends dental insurance contract
The board overseeing the health plan for state and some local government employees on Wednesday approved a two-year extension of a contract with Delta Dental of Wisconsin to continue administering its dental benefit.
Flu shot uptake increases, after years of decline, says epidemiologist
More Wisconsinites have received flu shots this respiratory virus season compared to the same time last year, a state epidemiologist said Wednesday.
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Health System Recognized Among 50 Top Employers in Wisconsin MILWAUKEE and NEENAH, Wis.(Oct. 20, 2024) – Froedtert ThedaCare Health has been named a Best-in-State 2024 Employer by Forbes, identified in an independent survey of...
Medicare/Medicaid
DHS anticipates no further action on proposal for Medicaid health savings accounts
A plan to create Medicaid health savings accounts appears dead.
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Health Reform
What health insurance CEOs expect to see from Trump
Wisconsin health insurance leaders are concerned that Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s win last week — and a potential GOP sweep of Congress — could mean the end of more generous Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire next year.
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Republicans will find consensus going forward, although medical marijuana legalization might be tricky, says Vos
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Tuesday that Republican state legislators will continue to find consensus next session, despite a thinner majority. But he suggested some topics — like legalizing medical marijuana — may pose hurdles.
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SSM Health launches hospital-at-home program
SSM Health has launched a hospital-at-home program.
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More From Wisconsin Health News
Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestles with abortion-related law
Liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday raised concerns about enforcing an 1849 state law as a criminal abortion ban, while a conservative justice questioned how it could be interpreted otherwise.
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ProHealth Care to transition employees at senior communities to Capri Communities
National Regency of New Berlin, which does business as ProHealth Regency Senior Communities, will transition the workers it employs at three senior communities in Brookfield, Muskego and New Berlin to Capri Communities, which manages the facilities' operations.
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Rogers aims for flexibility to meet mental healthcare demand
Rogers Behavioral Health is prioritizing adaptability to meet people where they are — rather than expecting patients to come to them — as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes.
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Baldwin pledges to ‘redouble’ push for federal law guaranteeing access to abortion
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., pledged to “redouble” her efforts to pass a federal law that guarantees abortion access, during a Thursday victory speech where she also highlighted her work in passing the Affordable Care Act.
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