FRI REPORT: Employer coalition, health care community debate new finding on workers’ comp benefits

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Employer coalition, health care community debate new finding on workers’ comp benefits Kind knocks GOP tax reform approach, skeptical legislation will pass this year Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK I love traveling the state and hearing how the thin… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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Kind knocks GOP tax reform approach, skeptical legislation will pass this year

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind knocked the GOP approach to overhauling the tax system this week, saying the introduction of a back-up plan shows the party’s failed to put in the “hard work” to develop a consensus. The La Crosse Dem’s comments came in response to news this week that U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is working on a separate “plan B” package because the GOP tax overhaul framework is “going to b… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Employer coalition, health care community debate new finding on workers’ comp benefits

A new study shows about 77 percent of the workers’ compensation benefits received by injured Wisconsin employees go toward paying for medical care, adding another wrinkle to a heated debate between a coalition of employers and the health care industry at the Capitol. The study from the National Academy of Social Insurance found that Wisconsin’s percentage was the highest in the country, which had … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Reflexion CEO says health care is hobbled by disjointed EHR

Joseph Smith, president and CEO of Reflexion Health, says the health care industry is currently hobbled by disjointed electronic medical record systems, creating an enormous opportunity for innovators. Before joining Reflexion, Smith was founding chief medical and science officer at the West Health Institute, a medical research organization established in 2009 by the Gary and Mary West Foundation…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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UW-Madison: $25M gift highlights UW Homecoming

CONTACT: Vince Sweeney, vince.sweeney@supportuw.org, 608-308-5135 MADISON, Wisconsin (October 20, 2017) – Ted and Mary Kellner are adding to their legacy at UW-Madison, and they are doing so in a big way. The Milwaukee-area couple, whose generosity to their alma mater spans the campus, will make a $25 million commitment to the UW as part of the university’s current $3.2 billion All Ways Forward comprehensive campaign. The Kellners currently serve as co-chairs of that campaign. “All of us here at the UW are deeply grateful for the generosity of the Kellner family, who have given so much to so many areas of our

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Cosponsors bipartisan legislation to stabilize health insurance market and help lower costs for Wisconsin families

CONTACT: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined a group of 24 Senators – 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans – in support of bipartisan legislation to begin to stabilize the individual health insurance market, help lower premiums, improve the quality of care for families across Wisconsin and keep the federal debt from spiking $194 billion in 10 years. “This bipartisan legislation moves us in the right direction by beginning to help stabilize the market, lower costs and improve our health care system,” said Senator Baldwin. “The Senate needs to get the job done and pass this bipartisan solution so

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One Wisconsin Now: At least 925,000 reasons why right-wing Florida group produces campaign-style video promoting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Why would the right-wing, Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) produce and distribute a high-quality, 4-minute-long campaign-style video to promote Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his agenda as he prepares to announce his long-expected re-election bid? The Bradley Foundation, Walker’s close ally and supporter of his political ambitions, has given FGA nearly one million reasons, doling out at least $925,000 to the group from 2013 through 2016, the latest year for which donation information is available. “The Bradley Foundation spends massive sums of money to relentlessly promote their right-wing

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Reflexion CEO says health care is hobbled by disjointed EHR

Joseph Smith, president and CEO of Reflexion Health, says the health care industry is currently hobbled by disjointed electronic medical record systems, creating an enormous opportunity for innovators. Before joining Reflexion, Smith was founding chief medical and science officer at the West Health Institute, a medical research organization established in

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UW-Madison: $25M gift highlights UW Homecoming

CONTACT: Vince Sweeney, vince.sweeney@supportuw.org, 608-308-5135 MADISON, Wisconsin (October 20, 2017) – Ted and Mary Kellner are adding to their legacy at UW-Madison, and they are doing so in a big way. The Milwaukee-area couple, whose generosity to their alma mater spans the campus, will make a $25 million commitment to the UW

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Cosponsors bipartisan legislation to stabilize health insurance market and help lower costs for Wisconsin families

CONTACT: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined a group of 24 Senators – 12 Democrats and 12 Republicans – in support of bipartisan legislation to begin to stabilize the individual health insurance market, help lower premiums, improve the quality of care for families across Wisconsin and

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One Wisconsin Now: At least 925,000 reasons why right-wing Florida group produces campaign-style video promoting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Why would the right-wing, Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) produce and distribute a high-quality, 4-minute-long campaign-style video to promote Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his agenda as he prepares to announce his long-expected re-election bid? The Bradley Foundation,

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