Ellie Borstad, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Baldwin leading effort to continue domestic production of medical isotope

Jul 2, 2018 | Health Tech, Medical Research, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

An amendment to a recently approved federal bill could provide funding to Wisconsin companies seeking to produce an isotope used in medical imaging.

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Report: Thousands of uninsured in Wisconsin eligible for public assistance

Jul 2, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

While 400,000 people in Wisconsin were uninsured in 2016, more than half of that group was eligible for some sort of assistance under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Trump: ‘Obamacare is largely gone now’

Jun 29, 2018 | ACA, Federal Government, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

President Donald Trump said Thursday in Wisconsin that “Obamacare is largely gone now,” pointing to a law that ended a tax on people without insurance.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment declines in May

Jun 29, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

BadgerCare Plus enrollment decreased slightly from April to May, according to recent state data.

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Propeller Health looking to expand beyond respiratory medicine

Jun 29, 2018 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

As it announced raising $20 million last month, Propeller Health said it’s looking at expanding into therapeutic areas beyond respiratory medicine.

Johnson wants more ‘meat on the bones’ for Medicaid accountability plan

Jun 28, 2018 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants to see more from the federal government on how it plans to fight fraud and waste in the Medicaid program.

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Baldwin calls on Trump administration to defend ACA

Jun 28, 2018 | ACA, Federal Government, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called on the Trump administration this week to defend the Affordable Care Act and abandon its position that mandating insurance coverage of pre-existing conditions is unconstitutional.

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Foster Care task force report calls for focus on drug treatment

Jun 28, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The co-chairs of the Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care are calling on lawmakers to study the link between drug use and increased placement of children in out-of-home care.

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Report: Northern Wisconsin opioid treatment programs served 475 in 2017

Jun 28, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Three northern Wisconsin opioid treatment programs created and funded under a state law approved in 2014 treated 475 people last year, according to a recent report.

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Supreme Court upholds noneconomic damages cap

Jun 27, 2018 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s $750,000 cap on noneconomic damages Wednesday, overruling an appeals court decision that found the law unconstitutional.

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