Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Children’s Wisconsin, UW Health stop providing gender-affirming care for kids

Jan 13, 2026 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health will no longer provide gender-affirming treatments to kids, after moves by federal regulators to curb provision of such care.

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HPS/PayMedix closes $33 million in financing

Jan 13, 2026 | Health Tech, Top Stories |

Milwaukee-based HPS/PayMedix, a healthcare financing and payment platform, has secured $33 million in equity and debt financing, according to a Tuesday statement.

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DHS leader departs to lead Journey Mental Health Center

Jan 13, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories |

Sarah Valencia has departed her role as assistant deputy secretary at the Department of Health Services to lead Journey Mental Health Center in Madison.

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HSHS partners on rehabilitation hospital with Lifepoint Health

Jan 13, 2026 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Hospital Sisters Health System is teaming up with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, part of Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health, to run an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in northeast Wisconsin.

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Senate committee passes hospital price transparency bill

Jan 12, 2026 | Legislature, Top Stories |

A legislative committee late Friday recommended passage of a bill that would create state enforcement of federal hospital price transparency requirements.

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Naturopathic doctors seek prescriptive authority

Jan 12, 2026 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Naturopathic doctors are seeking to prescribe, dispense and administer prescription drugs, a move opposed by physician associations.

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Report: School belonging, key factor in kids’ health, declines in Wisconsin

Jan 12, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories |

The percentage of Wisconsin kids who feel they are welcomed, accepted, respected and valued at school has dropped by 37 percent over the past decade, according to a report released Friday.

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State health officials continue to recommend full slate of childhood vaccines

Jan 9, 2026 | Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccines |

State health officials said Thursday they continue to support childhood vaccine recommendations from pediatricians, after recent changes to federal guidance.

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Van Orden joins Democrats to support extending enhanced ACA subsidies

Jan 9, 2026 | ACA, Top Stories |

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, voted Thursday with Wisconsin’s two House Democrats to support an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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