UnitedHealthcare wants to tackle factors like food insecurity, housing and preventive care as it aims to improve the health of its Medicaid members and cut costs.
A majority of Wisconsinites support keeping abortion legal in all or most cases, according to a poll released by the Marquette Law School Wednesday.
Aurora Health Care is set to open a new substance use disorder treatment center at its psychiatric hospital in Wauwatosa, part of a $35 million investment in behavioral health services announced about three years ago, according to a Wednesday statement.
Policymakers need to reform healthcare regulations that aim to prevent healthcare fraud and abuse if they want to move to a healthcare system that rewards value over volume, according to former Health and Human Services Secretaries Tommy Thompson and Kathleen Sebelius.
A nonprofit policy and research organization released more recommendations last week for improving Wisconsin’s substance use disorder treatment services.
The majority of young Wisconsinites who are transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive/nonconforming, or TNG, can’t find medical or mental healthcare providers who understand their needs, according to a recent study.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have developed a neighborhood map of over 70 million ZIP codes nationwide to highlight disparities and guide research on social factors.
Wisconsin will face a statewide shortfall of 745 primary care physicians by 2035, as a projected increase of new medical students and graduate medical education programs won’t keep up with a wave of retirements, according to a report released Friday.
The Department of Health Services has awarded more than $300,000 to eight healthcare providers to increase the number of physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses in rural Wisconsin, according to a statement.
State health officials are asking providers, laboratories and local health departments to help with detecting and reporting cases of Legionnaires’ disease after an increase in cases coinciding with the arrival of summer.