Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

WPS set to work on new veterans’ care network

Aug 12, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories |

WPS Military and Veterans Health is one of the major subcontractors supporting a contract awarded to an administrator of a new care network for veterans.

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Nexus Pharmaceuticals’ planned facility takes aim at drug shortages

Aug 9, 2019 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories |

Illinois-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals said last month that it plans to build a sterile drug manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie.

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Inclusa, Lakeland Care chosen for Family Care in northeast Wisconsin

Aug 9, 2019 | Long Term Care, Top Stories |

The Department of Health Services has tapped Inclusa and Lakeland Care to provide Family Care in seven northeast Wisconsin counties starting next year.

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Afable asks HHS to abandon overhaul of transgender healthcare rule

Aug 8, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories |

Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable is asking the Trump administration to abandon a proposed overhaul of a policy barring healthcare discrimination against transgender people.

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More dental providers join the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality

Aug 8, 2019 | Dental, Top Stories |

A growing number of dental providers in the state are joining the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality as it strives to become among the first in the nation to publicly report oral health quality metrics.

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Kaul asks video streaming industry to limit the use of tobacco products

Aug 8, 2019 | Top Stories |

Attorney General Josh Kaul and 42 other attorneys general want Netflix, Hulu and other major streaming services to limit tobacco use in their shows.

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Evers presses for background checks as Vos calls for mental health action

Aug 7, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories |

The Republican leader of the Assembly said on Tuesday that he’d be open to a discussion on addressing mental health issues in the state but would not support gun control measures.

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Kaul calls on Congress to ax barriers to opioid use disorder treatment

Aug 7, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories |

Attorney General Josh Kaul joined 38 other attorneys general Monday on a letter calling for Congress to remove barriers to treating those with opioid use disorder.

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Senate health committee considers diabetes bill

Aug 7, 2019 | Legislature, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories |

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services considered legislation on Tuesday that would require the Department of Health Services to develop a plan to tackle diabetes.

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Democrats announce standalone Medicaid expansion bill

Aug 6, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories |

Democratic lawmakers said Monday that they're planning to introduce Medicaid expansion as a standalone bill this session, after Republicans voted to scrap the plan when it was included in the budget.

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