Health Care

The Wisconsin Hospital Association Board has named WHA Executive Vice President Eric Borgerding as the successor to president and CEO Steve Brenton, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Brenton, who has more than 23 years with the organization, will assume duties as WHA’s Senior Policy Advisor at that time.

Days before the Dec. 23 deadline to enroll for Jan. 1 coverage, HealthCare.gov suffered yet another outage.

Thanks to a $2 million donation from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin plans to create an outpatient treatment center for children impacted by cancer and blood disorders.
 

The Wisconsin State Senate will convene at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, for the special session called by Gov. Scott Walker to delay changes to BadgerCare.

Health insurer industry trade group America's Health Insurance Providers (AHIP) today announced an extended deadline for paying the first month's premium for those purchasing coverage through the Affordable Care Act's new marketplaces.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association released its 2013 Health Care Workforce Report this week.

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) poll shows a patient electorate when it comes to problems with the Affordable Care Act rollout, growing support for a proposed Kenosha casino and overwhelming support for a state minimum wage increase.

Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative CEO Bob DeVita was the focus of the Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon today at the Newsroom Pub.

Numbers released today by the federal government show that 5,303 people have signed up for Obamacare in Wisconsin between the beginning of open enrollment on Oct. 1 and the end of November.

According to the 2013 edition of America’s Health Rankings, Wisconsin ranks 20th this year when compared with other states.