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DHS reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases for second day in a row
The Department of Health Services reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases Friday for the second day in a row.
DHS: More than half of COVID-19 samples now being sequenced are variants
Laboratories are now identifying more than half of the Wisconsin COVID-19 cases they’re sequencing as more transmissible strains of the virus, a state epidemiologist told reporters Thursday.
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Top state health official expects ‘famine,’ followed by ‘big feasts’ of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk doesn’t anticipate that disruptions in Johnson & Johnson’s manufacturing will affect estimates that there’ll be enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 80 percent of Wisconsinites by the end of June.
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More than 2 million Wisconsinites receive at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine
More than 2 million Wisconsinites have received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine, per state data released Thursday.
CMS withdraws approval for BadgerCare work requirements
President Joe Biden’s administration has pulled the plug on Wisconsin’s plans to require that some childless adults in BadgerCare work.
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Committee backs GOP plan for spending COVID-19 relief
The Joint Finance Committee approved on party lines a Republican plan for how Wisconsin should spend billions in federal COVID-19 relief heading to the state.
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Wisconsin will lose more than $50 million in federal funding for FoodShare next month
Wisconsin will lose more than $50 million in federal funding for food assistance starting next month, after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ended the state’s COVID-19 public health emergency last week, according to the Department of Health Services.
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DHS reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases for second day in a row
The Department of Health Services reported more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases Friday for the second day in a row.
On The Record
On the Record with Scott Powder, president of Advocate Aurora Enterprises
Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health, was launched at the end of last year.
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2020 Wisconsin Health News Hospital CEO Roundtable
The COVID-19 crisis has transformed how healthcare is delivered. What changes are here to stay? How are hospitals responding to inequities further exacerbated by the crisis? What does the pandemic mean for healthcare costs?
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Press ReleasesSuperior School Board Calls on Legislature to Reimburse School Breakfasts at 15 Cents
Joins Growing List of Districts Asking to Fix Breakfast Program Funding The Superior School District Board of Education recently passed a resolution calling on the Wisconsin State Legislature to include funding for 15-cent per...
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Insurance
Feds to provide estimated $165.8 million for reinsurance program for 2021 plan year
The federal government notified Wisconsin last month that it’ll likely provide an estimated $165.8 million in pass-through funding for a program that will lower premiums in the individual market during the 2021 plan year.
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Health Reform
Healthcare.gov sign ups grow under special enrollment period
Around 3,000 more Wisconsinites than usual signed up for Healthcare.gov coverage between mid-February and the end of March, which state and federal officials attribute to a special enrollment period for the exchange that opened last month.
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Hospitals
CDC study relying on Marshfield Clinic shows COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
A recently released federal study supported by the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute shows that the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines are effective in preventing both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19.
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Legislative
Committee considers rural EMS bills
A legislative committee considered plans last week that would provide additional state funding and make a series of changes aimed at supporting rural emergency medical services providers.
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Health Tech
Advocate Aurora acquires home care, wellness company for seniors
Advocate Aurora Enterprises said Thursday it’s acquired Senior Helpers, a home care and wellness company.
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More From Wisconsin Health News
DHS: 88 Wisconsin children have developed rare, serious condition related to COVID-19
Eighty-eight children in Wisconsin have developed a rare, serious condition linked to the coronavirus, per new data released by the Department of Health Services Wednesday.
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DHS: 34.1 percent of Wisconsinites get COVID-19 shots as average daily cases grow
More than 34 percent of Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, per state data released Wednesday. The average number of daily new cases continues to grow.
Republicans question state’s chief education official on reopening schools
Republican lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee questioned the head of the Department of Public Instruction Tuesday on the role the agency is playing in helping schools reopen for in-person instruction.
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CDC awards $53.6 million to Wisconsin to expand COVID-19 vaccine programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $53.6 million to Wisconsin to expand its COVID-19 vaccine programs.
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