Evers calls for ACA special enrollment period
Gov. Tony Evers joined 11 other governors Monday in calling on the federal government to open up a special enrollment period on the Affordable Care Act exchange in response to COVID-19.
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Apr 14, 2020 | ACA, Coronavirus, Top Stories |
Gov. Tony Evers joined 11 other governors Monday in calling on the federal government to open up a special enrollment period on the Affordable Care Act exchange in response to COVID-19.
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Wisconsin health systems have started treating COVID-19 patients with plasma donated from those who have recovered from the disease.
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Gov. Tony Evers said Monday that they’re beginning to see signs that Wisconsin is “flattening the curve,” meaning fewer people are getting sick and there’s less impact on the state’s healthcare system.
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Lawmakers are planning to take up a bill this week that would make temporary changes to make Wisconsin eligible for at least $300 million in federal Medicaid money and waive certain legislative oversight requirements for Medicaid changes in response to the COVID-19 emergency.
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The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment has awarded nearly $4.8 million to 17 projects aiming to fight the spread of COVID-19. The money is heading to Medical College of Wisconsin researchers and community organizations.
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More outreach and investment will be critical to helping Milwaukee County’s black community, which is being hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic due to long-standing economic disparities, county and city leaders said on a Friday press call.
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Gov. Tony Evers said Friday that transitioning away from the his safer-at-home order will likely be gradual. He told reporters that science will drive the process.
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Plans are underway for a second field hospital in the state at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison to treat COVID-19 patients if area health systems become overwhelmed.
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Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is asking doctors to sign onto a letter asking President Donald Trump to boost access to a drug some think could help treat COVID-19. He’s also asking Trump to bar medical boards from taking action against doctors using the drug.
Read MoreApr 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |
Republican leaders said Friday that they plan to convene the Legislature next Tuesday to take up legislation to aid the state’s response to COVID-19.
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