Author: Sean Kirkby
Stroebel: “Jury’s still out” on Assembly amendments to self-insurance bill
A legislative committee held a public hearing on a bill that would allow employers in the state to band together and self-insure their health plans, but the bill’s author is still considering changes that the Assembly made to the proposal.
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Report: Wisconsin emergency departments see 109 percent increase in opioid overdoses
Wisconsin emergency departments saw suspected opioid overdoses more than double between July 2016 and last September, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday.
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Rogers Memorial Hospital─Madison announces two new programs
(MADISON, Wis.) Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mood disorders will have new options for local quality care beginning this March at Rogers Memorial Hospital–Madison, 406 Science Drive, Suite 110. “An...
Read MoreWhy weekends matter: Rest and recovery are not just for athletes
by Dr. Tricia Gillig, a family practice physician at ThedaCare Physicians- North inside Encircle Health in Appleton. If I were to write an article about the importance of rest and recovery for an athlete in training, many people...
Read MoreA wheelchair is not a trampoline: questioning assumptions about support
By Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma “Public assistance should be a trampoline not a hammock,” read the title of Governor Walker’s press release touting work on a package of bills introduced in a Legislative Special Session. The...
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Walker asks for changes to speed up process for approving reinsurance program
Gov. Scott Walker asked congressional lawmakers to change the process for seeking a waiver from the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, as he signed a bill into law aiming to head off premium increases on the individual market.
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SwedishAmerican, Mercyhealth ‘brawl’ over Rockford hospital
An Illinois board approved SwedishAmerican’s plans Tuesday to modernize its Rockford hospital after the health system clashed with Mercyhealth over a proposed neonatal intensive care unit in what one board member described as a “brawl.”
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