An Assembly committee voted unanimously last week to forward bills that would expand a state mental health crisis grant program and require law enforcement officers to complete crisis management training.
The Department of Health Services reported 191 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 610,740, per state data updated Friday.
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A digital platform in Milwaukee, set to roll out this summer, aims to create a community information exchange to help connect people with needed services, improve care coordination and address social determinants of health like food, safe housing and transportation.
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Froedtert Hospital is set to provide $11.5 million for a scholarship program serving underprivileged students studying health-related fields at the Milwaukee Area Technical College and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, per a Thursday statement.
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Lawmakers are considering proposals by Republicans that would prohibit COVID-19 vaccine passports, bar discrimination against people because of their vaccine status and stop the University of Wisconsin System from mandating COVID-19 testing.
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved a plan Wednesday that would add more staff at the Department of Safety and Professional Services to help with processing healthcare licenses and boost funding for technical changes to a state program tracking addictive prescription drugs.
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