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SSM Health Care's acquisition of Dean Health System completed
By Rachel Landen | September 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
SSM Health Care completed its acquisition of Dean Health System, a large multispecialty physician group and health plan in Wisconsin.
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Wis. medical records network preparing to go live
By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | August 23, 2013
Wisconsin now has in place the basic building blocks for a statewide network that could enable hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other healthcare settings to exchange key information from patients' medical records securely and effortlessly.
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Wis. to claim marital property for Medicaid debts
By Todd Richmond / Associated Press | August 18, 2013
Provisions buried in the new Wisconsin budget dramatically expanded the state's ability to claim dead couples' joint property, such as Green Bay Packers tickets or the family farm, to recoup Medicaid expenses — even if the assets are protected in trusts.
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Wis. residents warned about healthcare scam
By Associated Press | August 17, 2013
If you get a call from someone claiming to be from the federal government and offering you a new health insurance card, it might be a scam.
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Critical debate | Proposal to strip critical-access status from two-thirds of those hospitals called a death knell for many
By Joe Carlson | August 17, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The Obama administration and several federal agencies have proposed reining in the Medicare critical-access program. That has triggered widespread outrage and fear among critical-access hospital officials and their trade-industry spokespeople.
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Feds in Wis. sue Ky.-based PharMerica Corp.
By Associated Press | August 10, 2013
Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee sued a Kentucky-based pharmaceuticals services firm on Friday, accusing PharMerica Corp. of illegally dispensing addictive narcotics without proper oversight.
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Reform Update: HHS to award $54 million for navigator training
By Jaimy Lee | August 08, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
HHS is preparing to award $54 million in grants to navigators—organizations that will provide impartial information about signing up for coverage on the state health insurance exchanges.
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Wis. DOJ says Catholic hospitals can't deny privileges
By Associated Press | August 07, 2013
Three Catholic hospital systems can't deny abortion providers admitting privileges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a legal filing.
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Outliers: The $4.5 million tweet
By Modern Healthcare | August 03, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
An innocent Twitter exchange back in February with Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rogers has thrust a Colorado travel nurse into the media spotlight.
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Judge keeps delay in place on new law for Wis. abortion doctors
By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | July 31, 2013
A federal judge Wednesday extended for another week a hold on a Wisconsin law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges—a move that will likely halt the law for months, if not permanently.
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