Jack Kelly, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Group Insurance Board approves health savings account proposal

Feb 23, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Group Insurance Board approved the development and release of two request for proposals targeting some of its healthcare programs at its Wednesday meeting.

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Waiver jeopardizes Wisconsin’s reputation in cutting down on Medicaid paperwork, says Herd

Feb 23, 2018 | Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Pam Herd, a professor of public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin, said more focus on public discussions around Medicaid should fall on how to make it easier for people eligible for the program to get covered by it.

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Assembly passes physical therapy compact, Senate-version of “right to try”

Feb 23, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Assembly passed a bill Thursday allowing Wisconsin to join an interstate compact that would let physical therapists more easily practice in participating states.

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Physical therapists push for interstate compact

Feb 19, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Physical therapists want Wisconsin to join an interstate compact that would make it easier for them to practice in other states.

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Johnson calls on House to approve his “right to try” bill

Feb 19, 2018 | Federal Government, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Wisconsin’s Republican senator is frustrated that the House hasn’t moved on his bill that aims to increase access to experimental therapies for patients with terminal illness.

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Baldwin introduces bill to fight opioid epidemic

Feb 19, 2018 | Federal Government, Opioids, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced legislation last week that would provide more funding to help states and tribal communities fight the opioid epidemic.

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Assembly approves two bills targeting Medicaid

Feb 16, 2018 | Legislature, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Assembly approved two Republican-backed bills targeting Medicaid on mostly party lines Thursday.

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Milwaukee-area health centers talk economic impact, Medicaid changes

Feb 16, 2018 | Dental, Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Milwaukee-area community health centers are wary of drug testing and capping eligibility for childless adults in the Medicaid program.

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Health committee approves association health plan legislation

Feb 16, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Wisconsin-based association health plans would be allowed to self-insure under legislation approved along party lines by the Assembly Health Committee Thursday.

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Reinsurance proposal up for public hearing

Feb 12, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has scheduled a public hearing for Monday on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to establish a program to stabilize the state’s individual market.

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Author: Jack Kelly

Group Insurance Board approves health savings account proposal

Waiver jeopardizes Wisconsin’s reputation in cutting down on Medicaid paperwork, says Herd

Assembly passes physical therapy compact, Senate-version of “right to try”

Physical therapists push for interstate compact

Johnson calls on House to approve his “right to try” bill

Baldwin introduces bill to fight opioid epidemic

Assembly approves two bills targeting Medicaid

Milwaukee-area health centers talk economic impact, Medicaid changes

Health committee approves association health plan legislation

Reinsurance proposal up for public hearing

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