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Commonwealth Fund: Rural health dollars won’t offset healthcare cuts
Federal dollars to transform rural healthcare will not offset the impact of expired enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and the cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and the ACA marketplace included in the Republican tax-and-spending bill enacted last summer, The Commonwealth Fund reported.
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Baldwin wants answers on Trump administration’s response to Ebola outbreak
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., last week criticized the Trump administration’s cuts to health and foreign aid programs and demanded answers on how it’s handling an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
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Effort aims to grow Wisconsin’s clinical trials workforce
An effort is underway to grow the state’s clinical trials workforce.
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SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison nurses vote to unionize
Nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Madison voted Thursday to form a union.
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DHS Secretary Johnson looks forward on rural health transformation funds
Wisconsin laid the groundwork for how it’ll spend federal funding meant to transform rural healthcare long before the dollars became available.
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Sen. Ron Johnson wants to expand ‘Right to Try’ pathway
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants to build on a pathway he championed that allows patients with life-threatening and debilitating conditions to receive treatments not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Health-related companies receive state support to commercialize
Several health-related companies will receive state support for commercializing their work.
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Press ReleasesWisconsin Community Health Plans Launch Statewide Education Campaign: “Your Health. Your Community. Your Plan.”
New effort highlights the strength, stability, and local impact of Wisconsin’s unique. community health plan market (MADISON, Wis.) — The Wisconsin Association of Health Plans (WAHP) today announced the launch of a new statewide...
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Medica focuses on long-term value in Wisconsin
Four-and-a-half years ago, Minnesota-based Medica and Dean Health Plan finalized a strategic partnership.
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Lifepoint Health welcomes back Watertown Regional Medical Center
Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health has reacquired Watertown Regional Medical Center.
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DHS submits implementation plan for Medicaid coverage of pre-release services
State health officials expect to seek sign-off from the federal government to cover pre-release services for incarcerated people through Medicaid by the end of the year, according to a letter they sent to lawmakers last week.
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Wisconsin Democrats call for passage of bill establishing right to contraception
Wisconsin Democrats and healthcare providers on Tuesday reiterated a call for state and federal policymakers to establish a law guaranteeing access to contraception.
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Report: Wisconsin eighth best in the nation for child well-being, but disparities persist
Wisconsin ranks eighth best among states for child well-being, according to a report released Monday. However, the ranking obscures Wisconsin's deep racial disparities, according to Kids Forward.
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Milwaukee County sees demographic changes in suicide deaths after start of COVID-19 pandemic
Milwaukee County did not see a significant change in overall suicide rates after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it did see a shift in who is dying and how, according to a recently released draft report.
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Dane County mental health resource center sees uptick in people seeking help
Dane County’s one-stop shop for connecting those in need of mental health help to resources has seen a 67 percent increase in the number served each year since 2021.
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