Health Care

Wisconsin Physicians Insurance Corp. (WPS) announced today it has hired Michael Hamerlik to be the Madison-based company’s next president and chief executive officer.

Milwaukee investor Sheldon Lubar, his family and his company are in the midst of a busy week in which they agreed to invest $15 million in Ixonia Bancshares, parent company of ISB Community Bank, and they acquired Madison-based Erdman Company.

Light of Wellness Leadership Award

Shari Anhold, wellness program administrator at Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, is the recipient of the Wellness Council of Wisconsin Leadership Award.

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It's not often that the smallest branch of the federal government receives as much attention as the White House and the Capitol. This week, however, the spotlight is on the U.S. Supreme Court building - which is tucked away behind the Capitol next to the Library of Congress - as the Court hears three days of oral arguments on various challenges to the Affordable Care Act.

An informational forum to help southeastern Wisconsin small businesses understand the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act will take place on Sunday in Shorewood.

The Humana Wellness Summit will be held on Thursday, March 29, at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Drive, in Wauwatosa.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association predicts that Wisconsin will have to add 100 new physicians a year in order to avoid a projected shortfall of 2,000 physicians by 2030.

The first wave of health care reform hit employer health plans in 2011. Employers generally have digested that set of rules, but questions persist and controversies continue to erupt.