Jack Kelly, Author at Wisconsin Health News

DHS warns of synthetic cannabinoids after case of severe bleeding

Apr 6, 2018 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Department of Health Services issued a warning Thursday about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids, known as fake weed, K2 and spice.

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WEA Trust partners with oncology experts to manage cancer better

Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases |

Madison – WEA Trust and INTERLINK® COE Networks & Programs’ CancerCARE have joined together to offer a clinically proven way to manage cancer better for WEA Trust members. According to the American Cancer Society,...

UW creates innovative education program for correctional settings

Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases |

Madison – A broad range of UW-Madison health-professions and medical residents will have the opportunity to help address a pressing public health issue most don’t even consider – the health of prison populations. The...

Report: Medicaid could end biennium with $59.7 million in leftover state funds

Apr 2, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Department of Health Services estimates that the Medicaid budget could end the biennium with $59.7 million in state funding left over, according to a quarterly report released Friday.

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Two western Wisconsin nursing homes set to close

Apr 2, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Two western Wisconsin nursing homes cite low Medicaid rates as a reason why they're closing, but the Department of Health Services said other market factors could have played a role.

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Panelists: Future of Milwaukee healthcare services is in the community

Mar 16, 2018 | Mental Health, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Milwaukee County, area providers and advocates continue to look at how to provide more behavioral healthcare services in the community, panelists said at a Wisconsin Health News event Tuesday.

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WALA Executive Director Murphy to retire

Mar 16, 2018 | Nursing homes, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

After helming the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association for 22 years, Executive Director Jim Murphy announced Thursday he’s sailing into retirement.

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Maternal smoking rate high in Wisconsin

Mar 16, 2018 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The average number of women smoking during pregnancy in 2016 was higher in Wisconsin than across the country, according to findings by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.

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Wisconsin providers watching Arkansas waiver

Mar 12, 2018 | ACA, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Wisconsin providers are watching how the federal government treats a waiver pursued by Arkansas that would scale back the state’s Medicaid expansion while keeping in place enhanced federal funding it received by expanding the program.

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WCHQ begins reporting oral health metrics

Mar 12, 2018 | Dental, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality is set to become the first regional improvement collaborative in the country to report metrics for oral health.

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