Author: Sean Kirkby
JFC signs off on funding for drug treatment in criminal justice system
Republicans on the budget committee approved additional funding Thursday for treatment alternatives to incarceration, an expansion of medication-assisted treatment at correctional facilities and an assisted needs facility at an Oregon prison, as part of the state’s 2021-23 budget.
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Wisconsin hospitals see improvement in quality programs, but COVID-19 impact murky
The impact of COVID-19 on hospital quality efforts remains unclear, but Wisconsin hospitals saw improvement in various Medicare programs focused on quality last year, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
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Wisconsin Senate acts on pharmacy, election bills
The Wisconsin Senate passed bills Wednesday that would license remote dispensing sites as pharmacies and make it a felony to tamper with a vaccine. The chamber also took up election bills that drew concerns from those with disabilities and their advocates.
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Senate GOP leader: New revenue projections make healthcare investments easier
Better than expected projected revenues will make it easier to invest in healthcare through the state’s 2021-23 budget, the leader of Senate Republicans said during a Tuesday Wisconsin Health News panel.
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Wisconsin likely to hit 70 percent of adults with COVID-19 vaccine dose after July 4
Wisconsin won’t have 70 percent of its adult population inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, the date that President Joe Biden set as a goal for the nation to hit that threshold, a top state health official predicted Tuesday.
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DHS seeks to boost Family Care rates
The Department of Health Services is seeking to boost reimbursement to Family Care managed care organizations, following concerns about costs providers are facing in delivering long-term care services.
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Kooyenga plans to move forward on property tax exemption for Sixteenth Street
A member of the Legislature’s budget committee plans to move forward on a proposal giving a property tax exemption to Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, after his fellow committee members cut it from the state’s next budget last month.
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