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Health & Medicine

Bill exempts medical billing firm from financial regulation

by Bob Hague 03/9/10 12:15 AM

A bill moving through the legislature could decide whether a Wisconsin company stays in Wisconsin. Currently, health care billing companies are regulated by the Division of Banking in the Department of Financial Institutions. This bill creates an exemption for Dominion Medical Management, although during recent debate on the legislation, state Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) argued [...]

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Governor signs BPA ban

by Andrew Beckett 03/4/10 12:55 AM

Baby bottles and sippy cups for children will have to be BPA-free, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by the Governor.
The bill bans the selling or making in Wisconsin of bottles and cups for children under the age of three that contain bisphenol-A, or BPA. The chemical is commonly used to make clear plastic stronger, but Governor [...]

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Legislation targets alcohol exclusions by insurers

by Bob Hague 03/1/10 12:01 AM

State lawmakers want to make sure insurers pay claims made by people who are drunk when injured. Can your insurance plan refuse coverage for injuries sustained while you’re intoxicated? State Representative Kelda Helen Roys says some do just that. “We’re talking about somebody who burns his or her hand on the grill while drinking a [...]

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Assembly action may lead to lower drug prices

by Brian Moon 02/26/10 1:05 PM

A coalition says the legislature is delivering the “right medicine” for consumers. The Assembly passed, on a voice vote Thursday, legislation that would exempt prescription drugs from the state’s minimum mark up law. It means big box stores could offer more $4 generic pharmaceuticals.

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Ryan crunches numbers at health summit (AUDIO)

by Jackie Johnson 02/25/10 10:19 PM

Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) participates in the White House health care summit, the only representative from Wisconsin. Ryan is the top Republican on the House Budget Committee. He focuses on the fiscal implications of President Barack Obama’s nearly $1-trillion package. Ryan says “health inflation is driving us off of a fiscal cliff.”
Rep. Paul Ryan audio [...]

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