Category: COVID-19 Update
Policymakers seek to align tax codes on telehealth, health savings accounts
Legislation would align the state’s tax code with a federal policy promoting telehealth use and expand the ability for those with high deductible health plans to deduct contributions to a health savings account from their income taxes.
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COVID-19 rising, but not at levels seen in 2021, 2022
Wisconsin is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19, similar to what’s being seen nationally, but a state epidemiologist told reporters Wednesday that disease levels are not at a “concerning or high level of increase by the standards” of the last two years.
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Committee advances plan to ban closing places of worship during emergencies
A Republican-controlled Senate committee voted 3-2 along party lines Tuesday to recommend a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit officials from closing places of worship or forbidding gatherings in them during emergencies, including public health emergencies.
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Wisconsinites seeking care for mental health increased by 36 percent from 2019 to 2021
In 2021, individuals in Wisconsin seeking treatment for mild to moderate mental health conditions, like depression and anxiety, increased by more than 63,000 compared to 2019 — an increase of 36 percent, according to a recent report.
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Constitutional amendment would prohibit closing places of worship during emergencies
Officials wouldn’t be able to close places of worship or forbid gatherings in them due to a state of emergency, including a public health emergency, under a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that received a public hearing Tuesday.
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