Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

MCW dean talks research, raises possibility of another regional campus

Aug 24, 2018 | Education, Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Dr. Joseph Kerschner believes the Medical College of Wisconsin’s research is an “underknown story.”

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Schimel calls for passage of bill to fight fentanyl

Aug 24, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Attorney General Brad Schimel called on federal lawmakers to pass a bill that he said would help law enforcement pursue cases that involve chemical modifications of a powerful opioid.

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State employee health premiums won’t increase for 2019

Aug 24, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

State employees won't see a premium increase next year, under action taken by the Group Insurance Board this week.

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Aurora, Froedtert teaming up in Andy Slavitt-led Medicaid initiative

Aug 23, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Advocate Aurora Health and Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin are teaming up in a national initiative aimed at transforming Medicaid.

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Poll finds healthcare a top issue among Wisconsin voters

Aug 23, 2018 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Health coverage will be one of the top issues on voters' minds this fall, according to a Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday.

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Group Insurance Board votes to remove exclusion on gender reassignment benefits

Aug 23, 2018 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Group Insurance Board voted narrowly Wednesday to remove an exclusion on benefits and services related to gender reassignment surgery.

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Wisconsin could see $88.9 million in repaid ACA fees

Aug 22, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Internal Revenue Service could repay Wisconsin $88.9 million it collected for fees under the Affordable Care Act under an order from a federal court in Texas

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Johnson presses for more Medicaid audits

Aug 22, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants federal agencies to undertake more Medicaid audits and look into "gimmicks" that states might use to leverage more money from the program.

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Exact Sciences partners with Pfizer

Aug 22, 2018 | Health Tech, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Madison-based Exact Sciences will partner with Pfizer on a marketing campaign to promote Cologuard, its colorectal cancer screening test, according to a Wednesday statement.

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Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers looking for new home for proposed clinic

Aug 21, 2018 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers is looking for a new location for a clinic it proposed in the Village of West Milwaukee after it wasn’t able to come to an agreement with the village’s board.

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