Author: Tim Stumm

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee voted this week to boost a state program that aims to reduce premiums for individual health plans by increasing its funding cap. 

Healthcare changes in the Republican spending and tax bill passed by the House last month could have a greater effect on health coverage in Wisconsin than in some other states, the Wisconsin Policy Forum noted in a Thursday report. 

A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a billthat would support the reopening of a substance use disorder treatment facility in western Wisconsin that closed last year. 

The Department of Health Services said Wednesday it continues to recommend the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy and for everyone 6 months and older, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidance last week. 

A public-private venture capital initiative invested in a dozen Wisconsin companies in its first year, with the vast majority having a health focus, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said Wednesday. 

Rep. Robyn Vining, D-Wauwatosa, released a series of bills to expand mental health access. Vining is the ranking member on the Assembly’s mental health committee. 

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., criticized provider taxes and reemphasized his opposition to House Republicans’ budget plan during a Milwaukee Press Club event on Wednesday. 

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is backing a bill that would allow Medicare to reap increased savings from drug price negotiations. 

Deaths due to drug overdose and alcohol misuse decreased in Wisconsin and across the country in 2023.