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GE HealthCare receives funding for developing AI ultrasound tools
Chicago-based GE HealthCare, which has a significant presence in Wisconsin, will use more than $44 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop user-friendly, artificial intelligence-assisted ultrasound imaging tools.
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Wisconsin opposes Idaho’s near-total abortion ban
Wisconsin joined a multistate coalition last week in opposing Idaho's near-total abortion ban.
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GOP lawmakers don’t take up Evers’ plan for medical leave, bolstering healthcare workforce
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday did not take up Gov. Tony Evers’ plan that would, in part, establish a paid family and medical leave program and provide additional dollars to bolster the healthcare workforce.
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State officials, partners pursue ‘wholesale reevaluation’ of Medicaid renewal process
State health officials are using the return of Medicaid renewals as an opportunity to improve their systems.
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Rogers names Meyer CEO
Rogers Behavioral Health has named Cindy Meyer its new CEO.
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Committee considers abortion bills
Senators on Tuesday considered a legislative package offered by five Republican lawmakers that would redefine abortion in state law.
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ThedaCare establishes GME program
ThedaCare said Monday that it’s creating a graduate medical education program.
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Insurance
State’s uninsured rate falls
Wisconsin’s uninsured rate fell to 5.2 percent last year, down 0.2 percentage points from 2021, according to recent estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The decline is within the study's margin of error.
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Health Reform
Report: Short-term health plans may attract more enrollees as Medicaid renewals return
Short-term health plans, which aim to serve as a bridge for consumers between different sources of health coverage and aren't subject to Affordable Care Act protections, may divert some from more comprehensive coverage with the return of Medicaid renewals, according to a report released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance last week.
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Hospitals
Accuray opens training facility after moving headquarters to Madison
Accuray, a company that offers radiotherapy cancer treatments, said Monday it’s opened a training facility in Madison, after recently moving its headquarters to the city.
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Legislative
JFC approves Amgen settlement
The Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an agreement that would allow pharmaceutical giant Amgen to complete its purchase of Horizon Therapeutics.
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More From Wisconsin Health News
Falls prevention should be prioritized, says report
Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in the state, and the number that emergency medical services providers are responding to is increasing at “an accelerated pace,” according to a study released by the Department of Health Services last week.
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Madison mental health emergency response program continues to grow
A program in Madison that aims to respond to mental health calls without law enforcement continues to grow.
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Project aims to provide healthy food to 120 expectant Milwaukee mothers
Progressive Community Health Centers and Food for Health are working together to provide medically tailored meals, nutrition education and well-being coaching to 120 expectant mothers in Milwaukee.
UW Health nurses call for end to ‘unjust wage caps’
UW Health nurses last week called on their health system to end “unjust wage caps,” speaking out a year after the two sides agreed to cancel a strike, prevent further ones and work together to determine if the health system can recognize the nurses’ union.
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