Author: Sean Kirkby
Walker vows special session on pre-existing conditions if needed
Gov. Scott Walker would call a special legislative session if necessary to ensure that those with pre-existing conditions have access to health coverage, a spokesman for his re-election campaign said Friday.
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Covering Wisconsin receives $200,000 from feds for open enrollment
Covering Wisconsin, which helps consumers sign up for healthcare coverage, received $200,000 from the federal government Wednesday to help Wisconsinites find insurance during the upcoming open enrollment period.
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Report: Uninsured rate ticks up in Wisconsin, but within margin of error
The number of people in Wisconsin without insurance ticked up slightly in 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday. But the increase was within the report's margin of error for the state.
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If the state expands Medicaid, money should go to healthcare, panelists say
As Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Superintendent Tony Evers spar over whether the state should take federal funding to expand Medicaid, healthcare lobbyists want the state to spend any new money from such a change on healthcare.
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Community health centers receive funding for All of Us Research Project
Four Wisconsin community health centers are receiving funding to recruit participants for a research project that hopes to collect the health data of more than 1 million people nationwide.
Read MoreStoughton Hospital’s Dan DeGroot receives American Hospital Association ‘Grassroots Champion’ award
Each year, one individual from every state is honored as a “Grassroots Champion” by the American Hospital Association (AHA) in consultation with state hospital associations. This year, the Wisconsin Hospital Association...
Read MoreHow employers can help curb healthcare costs during open enrollment
By Dustin Hinton, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin Technology continues to reshape how employers select and offer health care benefits to employees, putting access to information at our fingertips and creating a more seamless...
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DOJ plans mental health initiatives
The Department of Justice wants to spend hundreds of thousands on mental health initiatives, but mental health advocates said they were left out of developing the proposals so far and have concerns about their sparse details.
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