Wisconsin’s tribes are facing "critical healthcare challenges" that could in part be met by allowing nurse practitioners to practice independently of physicians, the chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community told lawmakers this week during the annual State of the Tribes Address.
Humana’s pursuit of Inclusa, one of the managed care organizations serving Wisconsin’s Medicaid long-term care program, is moving quickly, and the Department of Health Services is “very likely” to certify the insurer and contract with it if state and federal regulators approve the acquisition, a state health official said Tuesday.
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Republican lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday that would clarify when abortions to protect the health of the mother are allowed and add exceptions for rape and incest to the state's 1849 criminal abortion ban.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests those at severe risk of illness from COVID-19 take precautions in nine Wisconsin counties, but no county is at the level where the federal agency recommends indoor public masking.
Dane County will be able to move up the opening of its mental health crisis triage center by a year through refurbishing and remodeling a jail facility rather than acquiring a privately owned site.
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