Tim Stumm, Author at Wisconsin Health News

New mental health crisis response teams handle 900-plus Madison calls in first year

Nov 29, 2022 | Mental Health, Top Stories |

New mobile mental health crisis response teams handled more than half of Madison’s nonviolent behavioral health emergencies in their first year when they were on duty, according to a recent report.

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Vos calls for exceptions to abortion law

Nov 23, 2022 | Abortion, Top Stories |

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, supports adding exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion law, a proposal that Gov. Tony Evers previously said he would veto if it reached his desk.

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More than 54,000 Wisconsinites sign up for 2023 coverage through Healthcare.gov

Nov 23, 2022 | Insurance, Top Stories |

More than 54,000 Wisconsinites have signed up for 2023 individual healthcare coverage, according to federal data released Tuesday.

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Milwaukee County sees ‘mixed picture’ for COVID-19

Nov 23, 2022 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

Milwaukee County is seeing a “mixed picture” when it comes to COVID-19, the county’s chief health policy advisor said Tuesday.

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State employee health plan extends PBM contract for additional year

Nov 22, 2022 | Pharmacy, Top Stories |

The board overseeing the state employee health plan has signed off on a one-year contract extension with Navitus Health Solutions, its pharmacy benefits manager.

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Dane County plan to fight opioid epidemic moves forward

Nov 22, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories |

A roughly $750,000 initiative to fight the opioid epidemic in Dane County is moving forward.

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Kaul calls for permanent extension of telehealth flexibilities for opioid use disorder treatment

Nov 22, 2022 | Opioids, Top Stories |

Attorney General Josh Kaul last week urged federal agencies to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities granted for an opioid use disorder treatment.

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Bellin, Gundersen merger to close at end of month

Nov 17, 2022 | Hospitals, Top Stories |

Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System will begin combined operations on Dec. 1, according to a Thursday statement.

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WPS CEO Hamerlik predicts higher premiums due to construction, technology, rising wages

Nov 17, 2022 | Insurance, Top Stories |

New healthcare facilities, the latest technology and rising wages for healthcare staff will likely lead to rising premiums in the coming years, WPS Health Insurance CEO Mike Hamerlik said Wednesday.

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Medicaid implements new rate setting model for nursing homes

Nov 17, 2022 | Nursing homes, Top Stories |

Medicaid will cover an average of 91 percent of nursing homes’ cost of providing care for its members in fiscal year 2023, up from 77 percent in fiscal year 2022, the Department of Health Services said Wednesday.

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