Author: Sean Kirkby

Report identifies network adequacy challenges for Wisconsin insurers

Nov 28, 2023 | Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories |

Insurers offering individual health plans in Wisconsin report network adequacy challenges, and those offering Healthcare.gov plans “appear only partially prepared” to meet additional reporting requirements pursued by federal regulators, according to a study released Monday.

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iCare, Community Care join Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

Nov 27, 2023 | Insurance, Top Stories |

Medicaid long-term care managed care organizations iCare and Community Care will join the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans at the start of next year.

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Nearly 59,000 Wisconsinites sign up through Healthcare.gov

Nov 27, 2023 | Insurance, Top Stories |

Nearly 59,000 Wisconsinites have signed up for 2024 health insurance coverage through Healthcare.gov, according to federal data released last week.

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Wisconsin’s preterm birth rate rises

Nov 27, 2023 | Pediatrics, Reproductive Health, Top Stories |

Wisconsin’s preterm birth rate rose in 2022, but it was lower than the national average, according to a recent report by March of Dimes.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment declines

Nov 21, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories |

BadgerCare Plus enrollment has fallen 10.5 percent since April, according to recent state data.

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Underage tobacco sales rise

Nov 21, 2023 | Public Health, Top Stories |

Wisconsinites under the age of 21 this year accounted for around 13.6 percent of tobacco and vape sales, the Department of Health Services reported last week.

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Exact Sciences sues rival over colon cancer test

Nov 21, 2023 | Health Tech, Law, Top Stories |

Madison-based Exact Sciences, a cancer screening and diagnostic testing company, filed a lawsuit last week against a rival life sciences company over alleged patent infringement.

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Evers vetoes GOP response to special session workforce bill

Nov 21, 2023 | Legislature, Top Stories, Workforce |

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a workforce-related bill Monday after Republican lawmakers scrapped his initial plan that, in part, would have created a paid family and medical leave program and provided grants to grow the ranks of healthcare workers.

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State grants support veterans’ mental health

Nov 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Mental Health, Top Stories |

Nearly $500,000 will go to seven organizations providing mental health services to veterans, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday.

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UW-Madison, GE HealthCare launch strategic partnership

Nov 20, 2023 | Education, Health Tech, Top Stories |

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Chicago-based GE HealthCare, which has thousands of employees in southern Wisconsin, announced a 10-year strategic collaboration Friday.

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