Health Care

Mark Taylor, president and CEO of Columbia St. Mary's, has announced plans to retire from Columbia St. Mary's, effective June 30, 2014. Taylor has led Columbia St. Mary's since February, 2011.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, the state’s largest health system, and Madison-based UW Health have announced they are in discussions to explore how the two organizations can work together.

Milwaukee-based nonprofit, Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc., will be hosting several Affordable Care Act-related community education events in the coming weeks.

Milwaukee-based Medical Companion, LLC., a healthcare technology company, has announced that Sue Ela, former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Aurora Health Care, has been named as its chief executive officer.

Gov. Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance are requesting a change regarding the premium tax credits available for those purchasing coverage from insurers selling on the Affordable Care Act's new marketplace.

President Barack Obama today said insurers will be able to continue health insurance coverage next year for current policy holders that otherwise would be canceled under the new Affordable Care Act.

Small business owners interested in learning more about their options for health care insurance for their employees are invited to attend the Milwaukee Press Club’s next Newsmaker Luncheon, which will feature Bob DeVita, chief executive officer of the Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative.

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Only 877 people in Wisconsin were able to sign up on the new health insurance marketplace in the first month of open enrollment, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said.

Dan Mattes, president of the central market at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, died unexpectedly on Nov. 8 after undergoing cardiac surgery in Chicago and subsequently suffering a heart attack. He was 46.