Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Author: Sean Kirkby

Wisconsin, Kroger agreement over opioid crisis moves forward

Mar 24, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories |

A Dane County court last week entered a judgment between Wisconsin and Kroger to address the grocery chain’s alleged role in the opioid crisis.

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OCI warns agents about ACA plan enrollment practice that violates state law

Mar 24, 2025 | Insurance, Top Stories |

The state’s insurance regulatory agency warned agents and brokers that sharing unique identifying numbers with one another to sign people up for individual health coverage violates state law.

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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation opens first Wisconsin clinic

Mar 24, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Top Stories |

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation will open its first Wisconsin clinic next month.

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Work underway to boost dental access

Mar 21, 2025 | Dental, On The Record, Top Stories |

Dental access advocates are working to integrate oral and medical care and advocating for higher Medicaid rates to treat special needs patients. Meanwhile, technical colleges statewide are expanding their dental professional training programs.

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Assembly passes ban on gender-affirming care for kids

Mar 21, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories |

The Assembly advanced a Republican-backed plan Thursday along party lines that would bar gender-affirming care for kids, a bill previously vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers and opposed by medical groups.

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Direct primary care bill advances

Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Senate Republicans advanced a plan Tuesday to create state law on direct primary care arrangements, after rejecting a Democratic amendment that would have added anti-discrimination protections to the bill.

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Wisconsin tribal leader urges medical marijuana legalization

Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories |

A Wisconsin tribal leader urged state legislators Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana.

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JFC schedules budget listening sessions

Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories |

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee will hold four listening sessions next month for input on the 2025-27 state budget.

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Senators move to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs

Mar 18, 2025 | Opioids, Top Stories |

Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators voted Friday to pass legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as having no medical use and a high potential for abuse.

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HHS opens more investigations following WILL complaints

Mar 18, 2025 | Top Stories |

Complaints filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty triggered federal investigations into education and training programs at Johns Hopkins University and Cincinnati Children’s.

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