Category: Legislature
Direct primary care bill advances
Senate Republicans advanced a plan Tuesday to create state law on direct primary care arrangements, after rejecting a Democratic amendment that would have added anti-discrimination protections to the bill.
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Gender-affirming care ban for kids advances
A Republican-backed bill banning gender-affirming care for kids passed out of an Assembly committee along party lines last week. Healthcare provider associations oppose the plan, and Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a previous version of it.
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Bill would require providers to continue checking prescription drug monitoring program
Healthcare providers would have to continue checking patient records in a state program before writing a prescription for a controlled substance for the next five years, under a bill advanced last week by a Senate committee.
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Public divided over COVID-19 closures, poll finds
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsinites are more divided than ever on whether closing schools and businesses was appropriate, according to the results of a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
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Felzkowski brings back PBM bill
Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, is bringing back sweeping legislation aimed at reigning in pharmacy benefit managers that failed to pass last legislative session.
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Felzkowski calls for Medicaid block grants, work requirements
Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, is passionate about healthcare quality and reducing costs in Wisconsin.
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Senate health committee advances postpartum Medicaid extension
The Senate Committee on Health unanimously advanced a bill that would extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to a year, up from 60 days, according to the office of committee chair Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing.
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