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Moses plans to seek prior authorization reform
The head of the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care wants to reform the prior authorization process, where providers have to obtain prior approval for care from health insurers.
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Assembly sends direct primary care, informed consent bills to Evers
The Assembly signed off on bills Tuesday defining direct primary care agreements in state law and expanding informed consent requirements. The proposals head to Gov. Tony Evers for consideration.
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Commission approves $7.1 million for DHS capital projects
The State Building Commission this month approved $7.1 million for capital projects at facilities run by the Department of Health Services.
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ClearSky Health plans Eau Claire rehabilitation hospital
New Mexico-based ClearSky Health plans to build a 36-bed rehabilitation hospital in Eau Claire.
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Children’s Wisconsin opens Good Hope Clinic
Children’s Wisconsin has opened a new clinic on Milwaukee’s northside.
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Constitutional amendment barring closures of places of worship during emergencies returns
A legislative committee is considering a constitutional amendment that would bar state and local officials from closing and forbidding gatherings in places of worship due to an emergency, including a public health emergency.
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Meriter nurses plan strike
Unionized nurses at UnityPoint Health-Meriter plan to strike at the end of the month.
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AmeriCorps cuts hit public health, safety-net clinics
Last week, Wisconsin and other states sued to stop federal funding cuts for the state’s AmeriCorps programs, which include efforts to support public health and safety-net clinics.
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Press ReleasesMedical College of Wisconsin hosting inaugural Audaxity bike ride this summer at American Family Field to advance cancer discoveries
Participants of all ages and abilities are invited to join the community-driven movement, where 100 percent of rider-raised funds will fuel groundbreaking research at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center. Milwaukee,...
Medicare/Medicaid
Fitzgerald, Tiffany seek to end ACA Medicaid expansion
U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Clyman, and Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, back a bill that would phase out enhanced federal dollars for states that expanded Medicaid for low-income adults.
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Medical malpractice fund fees hold steady
The state’s medical malpractice fund will keep its fees the same next fiscal year.
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Health Reform
Kaul urges CMS to scrap most of proposed ACA changes
Attorney General Josh Kaul urged federal regulators to scrap most of a proposed rule that he warned would restrict eligibility for, reduce enrollment in and increase costs of Affordable Care Act health plans.
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Health Tech
Panel: Healthcare must engage with, understand fast-developing AI field
Healthcare organizations and clinicians must learn to use artificial intelligence, experts said at a Tuesday panel in Milwaukee.
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Community health center to open in Racine
Racine’s first community health center will open this summer.
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Budget committee cuts Evers’ policies from 2025-27 budget proposal
Joint Finance Committee Republicans on Thursday stripped 612 of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed policies from the 2025-27 state budget.
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DHS, expecting Trump cuts, prepares 1115 waivers for next administration
Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson said Wednesday she expects the Trump administration to cut back on approving requests that allow states to pursue innovative health interventions through their Medicaid programs.
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Kaul warns federal budget could undermine lawsuit against HHS restructuring
Attorney General Josh Kaul said Wednesday that Congress could codify cuts the Trump administration is making at the Department of Health and Human Services, undermining a lawsuit Wisconsin and other states filed this week to stop them.
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