Shel Gross will retire at the end of the month after leading advocacy for Mental Health America of Wisconsin since 2000.
Gross, the organization’s director of public policy, recently reflected on his 45-year career in mental health with Wisconsin Health News.
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More than 67,000 uninsured Wisconsinites could buy a 2019 Affordable Care Act plan without having to pay a premium after accounting for tax credits, according to a recent analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Insurance premiums and deductibles eat up 10.9 percent of annual income, on average, for Wisconsin residents, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. But Wisconsinites spend less than the rest of the country, which averages 12 percent.
Nearly all Medicaid claims for a medication-assisted treatment used for opioid addiction don’t require doctors to get approval from the state before prescribing, according to a report released last month.
As Wisconsin’s diabetes rates continue to climb, the number of diagnosed Madison residents remains among the lowest in the country. That’s according to a new study from Gallup that found that rates in most states are growing.
The Wisconsin Healthcare Business Forum, unveiled last month, is the product of more than a year of conversations between Wisconsin Hospital Association CEO Eric Borgerding and Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still.
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