Research partnership will study effectiveness of reducing environmental triggers of asthma Milwaukee – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has awarded a $1.25 million grant to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin aimed at reducing the...
Read MoreWisconsin has the second highest healthcare prices among 41 states, with 20 percent of services in the state twice the average national price, according to a recent study that the Wisconsin Hospital Association called "largely irrelevant." (WHN, 5/10)
The Department of Health Services plans on working with local health departments and the University of Wisconsin to conduct surveillance for mosquito species capable of carrying the Zika virus. (WHN, 5/9)
Experts outlined possible ways to fight the state's heroin and opioid epidemic last week at a briefing in the state's Capitol, while cautioning that the crisis hasn't yet reached its peak. (WHN, 5/3)
Wisconsin and other states could receive a boost to their Medicaid budgets this year thanks to a revised interpretation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on healthcare payments for low-income Native Americans. (WHN, 5/2)
Aspirus Arise, a jointly owned enterprise between the Wausau-based health system and Monona-based WPS Health Solutions, received approval from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance this month to sell plans in north central Wisconsin. (WHN, 4/29)
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