Author: Sean Kirkby
Biden administration to continue push for $35 insulin cap
President Joe Biden’s administration will continue to push legislation to cap insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35 for all Americans, even as large pharmaceutical companies move to put in place their own similar limits, says Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
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Push continues for yearlong Medicaid postpartum care
Lawmakers are pushing once again to expand Medicaid postpartum care to a full year.
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Senate won’t consider GOP bill allowing exceptions to 1849 abortion law
The Senate won't consider a bill adding exceptions to the state’s criminal abortion law and clarifying its existing exception for the life of the mother, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said Wednesday.
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Tribes’ ‘critical healthcare challenges’ could be met by nurse practitioners, Medicaid coverage
Wisconsin’s tribes are facing "critical healthcare challenges" that could in part be met by allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently of physicians, the chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community told lawmakers this week during the annual State of the Tribes Address.
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DHS ‘very likely’ to certify Humana for Family Care, if regulators approve Inclusa purchase
Humana’s pursuit of Inclusa, one of the managed care organizations serving Wisconsin’s Medicaid long-term care program, is moving quickly, and the Department of Health Services is “very likely” to certify the insurer and contract with it if state and federal regulators approve the acquisition, a state health official said Tuesday.
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