Health Care
BizTimes Around Town: 2012 BizTimes Fittest Execs Program & Awards
The 2012 Fittest Execs program was a wild success! Thank you to all of this year’s participants for accepting...
Prepare to ‘Pay or Play’ with Affordable Care Act
The health care reform law created a new "Pay or Play Rule," which employers must address. The Pay or Play Rule generally requires that "large" employers (i.e., those with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees) offer health plan coverage to full-time employees or potentially pay a penalty to the federal government.
BizTimes accepts nominations for Health Care Heroes
BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its annual Health Care Heroes Awards, which honor people in southeastern Wisconsin who are making a difference on the front lines of health care.
Acquisition of APS Healthcare results in layoffs
APS Healthcare announced it will lay off 133 employees in Brookfield as a result of the acquisition of the company by Universal American Corp.
UnitedHealth Group to acquire Brazilian insurer
UnitedHealth Group Inc. announced today it is buying most of Brazilian insurer and hospital operator Amil Participacoes SA for $4.9 billion.
Health Care Heroes nominations open
BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its annual Health Care Heroes Awards, which honor people in southeastern Wisconsin who are making a difference on the front lines of health care.
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Cedarburg Hauser expands in Grafton
Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals (CHP) has expanded the capacity of its Grafton active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant.
Election will greatly affect health care stocks
Editor's note: The health care sector of the economy faces a significant amount of uncertainty and change. Most notably, the upcoming presidential election will have a major impact on the sector. In the following Q&A interview, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. senior research analyst Whit Mayo shares his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges facing public and private companies in the health care sector.
New medical device prevents strokes
When Greeta Cherayil Hoffbauer started feeling tired during a weekend getaway to Okauchee Lake in 2010, she hardly expected a stroke to be the culprit.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Wisconsin helps GE power a healthier world
General Electric is in the midst of some investments that will reap $3.8 billion in economic impact in Wisconsin.
