Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

More than $5 million headed to state to support fight against opioid epidemic

Sep 4, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories |

Around $5.2 million in new federal funding is heading to Wisconsin to help fight the opioid epidemic, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday.

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MetaStar names Wang next CEO

Sep 4, 2019 | Top Stories |

MetaStar has tapped Jesi Wang, its senior vice president of operations and client services, as its next CEO, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Bill seeks to up Medicaid rates for home health

Sep 3, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories |

A bipartisan bill seeks to increase Medicaid rates for skilled nursing home health visits.

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More than 60 lawmakers support WHA-backed telehealth bill

Sep 3, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories |

Dozens of lawmakers back a bill requiring Medicaid to treat telehealth the same as in-person services in terms of coverage and payment for providers.

Bipartisan bill aims to ensure nursing mothers don’t lose healthcare coverage

Sep 3, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories |

A bipartisan bill would ensure that nursing mothers don't lose employer-sponsored health insurance for taking unpaid break time for breastfeeding.

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Security Health Plan enriches lives for local foster children

Sep 2, 2019 | Press Releases |

MARSHFIELD – There are nearly 8,000 Wisconsin children in foster care. In some cases, these children carry their few possessions in a plastic garbage bag. But one local organization is changing the lives for many foster children...

Advocate Aurora Health exec talks diversity

Aug 30, 2019 | Hospitals, On The Record, Top Stories |

“It’s not a separate initiative,” Erickajoy Daniels, Advocate Aurora Health’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, said in a recent interview. “It’s a strategic imperative.”

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DHS names vaping THC as possible culprit in lung disease cases

Aug 30, 2019 | Top Stories |

Most of the Wisconsinites who experienced a lung disease after vaping reported using e-cigarettes and other devices to inhale THC products, state health officials said Thursday.

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Ascension, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists collaborate on new surgery center and clinic

Aug 30, 2019 | Top Stories |

Physician-owned Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists plans to build a new orthopedic clinic and surgery center with Ascension Wisconsin.

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Committee considers bill removing limit on birth cost recovery

Aug 29, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Lawmakers considered a bill Tuesday that would remove a limit on circumstances when the state can collect birth costs from fathers who aren’t married to mothers in the Medicaid program.

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Author: Sean Kirkby

More than $5 million headed to state to support fight against opioid epidemic

MetaStar names Wang next CEO

Bill seeks to up Medicaid rates for home health

More than 60 lawmakers support WHA-backed telehealth bill

Bipartisan bill aims to ensure nursing mothers don’t lose healthcare coverage

Security Health Plan enriches lives for local foster children

Advocate Aurora Health exec talks diversity

DHS names vaping THC as possible culprit in lung disease cases

Ascension, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists collaborate on new surgery center and clinic

Committee considers bill removing limit on birth cost recovery

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