Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Group Insurance Board approves vendor contracts

Nov 16, 2017 | Insurance, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

The Group Insurance Board voted to renew agreements with several vendors Wednesday.

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Bellin, ThedaCare and HealthPartners teaming up on new insurance plan

Nov 16, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Bellin Health and ThedaCare have partnered with Minnesota-based HealthPartners to offer a health plan for large employers that starts in early 2018.

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Walker administration working on legislation to fund veterans program

Nov 15, 2017 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Gov. Scott Walker's administration is working with state lawmakers on legislation that would fund a recovery program for at-risk veterans with state dollars after federal funding ended.

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Bill on stillbirths and miscarriages draws concerns from providers

Nov 15, 2017 | Legislature, Medical Research, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

A bill requiring healthcare facilities to notify parents in the case of a stillbirth or miscarriage about what they can do with fetal remains has drawn concerns from providers.

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Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is keynote speaker at the Medical College of Wisconsin Healthcare Dinner

Nov 15, 2017 | Press Releases |

Pictured from left to right, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron; John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, president and chief executive officer of the Medical College of Wisconsin; Cathy Jacobson, president and chief...

Wisconsin Medical Society names Chumbley new CEO

Nov 13, 2017 | Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Dr. Clyde “Bud” Chumbley is the new CEO for the Wisconsin Medical Society, according to a Monday statement.

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Trump picks Azar to lead HHS

Nov 13, 2017 | Federal Government, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he’ll nominate Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Rusk County Memorial Hospital names Euclide CEO

Nov 13, 2017 | Hospitals, Top Stories, WHN Stories |

Jeff Euclide will serve as CEO of Rusk County Memorial Hospital after being named interim leader of the hospital last month.

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Fighting back against the opiate crisis

Nov 13, 2017 | Press Releases |

By Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point One phone call – that’s all it takes to give opiate abuse a name and a face. I still the remember the shock I felt when I got the call from my dad and he told me that a friend of mine –...

Counties and taxpayers shouldn’t be left to address opioid crisis on their own

Nov 12, 2017 | Press Releases |

A Column by State Senators Janet Bewley (D-Delta) and Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) County after county across Wisconsin is facing budget-busting costs related to the state’s opioid crisis. Jails are full and treatment centers,...