Around 29,000 Wisconsinites could lose health insurance coverage next year, following the expiration of temporary enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and the end of Medicaid’s continuous enrollment policy, according to a recent report from the Urban Institute.
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed legislation Friday that would have overhauled licensure for advanced practice nurses and allowed some to practice independently. The bill’s author will push the Legislature to pursue a veto override.
The Department of Health Services revamped its COVID-19 metrics Thursday, dropping its way of measuring disease activity in counties and regions in favor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s method.
A new psychiatric hospital in West Allis hopes to ramp up capacity by fall to help Milwaukee County transition away from the Mental Health Complex.
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Wisconsin’s Medicaid program last week implemented a real-time review option of prior authorization requests for personal care for members older than 21 as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology for those under age 6.
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