Health Care

Achieving results requires leadership. This is, of course, the case in many areas of business, but it also holds true when striving to achieve results in health and wellness.

Employers who missed the BizTimes Understanding Health Care Reform Breakfast last week can view a video of the complete conference, featuring a panel of experts presenting the latest information about the implementation and the impact of Obamacare.

Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Marquette University’s School of Nursing will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new primary care clinic on Friday at the COA Goldin Center in Milwaukee’s Seventh Aldermanic District.

It is not a newsflash that health and wellness are hot topics these days. From health reform, holistic medicine, fitness and diet trends to campaigns such as Let’s Move we are increasingly aware of how life choices and environmental conditions are impacting our health. For a society that is constantly connected and on-the-go, it may seem hard to believe that our health and well-being is being impacted by the amount of sitting we do each day.

With new health insurance markets launching Oct. 1, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents, including Wisconsin.

Gov. Scott Walker’s administration sent letters to an estimated 92,000 Wisconsinites today, notifying them that they no longer will be eligible for health care insurance coverage through the state’s BadgerCare Plus program.

A federal audit to be released today alleges that the state Department of Health Services failed to adequately document nearly $23 million charged to the federal Medicaid program for mental health services for young people.

Employers who missed the BizTimes Understanding Health Care Reform Breakfast last week can view a video of the complete conference, featuring a panel of experts presenting the latest information about the implementation and the impact of Obamacare.