Category: Legislature

Joint Finance Committee backs money for suicide prevention, veterans homes

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

The Joint Finance Committee on Thursday approved money for veteran suicide prevention efforts and for the state’s veterans homes to respond to future natural disasters and pandemics in the 2021-23 state budget.

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Lac du Flambeau leader advocates for regional mental health center

by Sean Kirkby | May 12, 2021 | Legislature, Mental Health, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

The leader of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa asked legislators to support a northern Wisconsin regional mental health and treatment facility in the state’s next two-year spending plan.

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Assembly will consider overriding Evers’ vetoes of COVID-19 bills

by Sean Kirkby | May 11, 2021 | Coronavirus, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The Assembly will vote Tuesday to override Gov. Tony Evers' vetoes of two bills that would restrict the actions health officials can take to fight COVID-19.

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Joint Finance Committee tosses Medicaid expansion

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Republicans on the budget-writing committee on Thursday opted to build the state’s next budget off of its current one, voting to remove hundreds of Gov. Tony Evers' proposals, like Medicaid expansion, from the two-year spending plan.

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Emergency doctors would see boost under Evers’ budget

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2021 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Emergency physicians would see their first boost in Medicaid rates in more than two decades under a proposal in Gov. Tony Evers’ next biennial budget.

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Coalition looks to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2021 | Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

A coalition of Wisconsin health organizations is asking lawmakers to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum women for an additional 10 months.

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JFC Co-Chair: Telehealth likely to be taken up outside the budget

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2021 | Legislature, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Most telehealth changes considered by lawmakers this legislative session will likely be taken up outside of the state’s 2021-23 budget, the co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee said Wednesday.

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GOP leaders ask for meeting with Evers on COVID-19 relief funds

by Sean Kirkby | May 4, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Republican legislative leaders on Monday asked to meet with Gov. Tony Evers “as soon as possible” so he can share his plans for spending $3.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief heading to Wisconsin.

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Republicans plan to scrap Medicaid expansion Thursday

by Sean Kirkby | May 3, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee will vote Thursday to strip Medicaid expansion, marijuana legalization and dozens of other healthcare-related proposals from Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed 2021-23 budget.

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Lawmakers consider grants for suicide prevention

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 29, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers on Wednesday considered two bills that would provide grants to support suicide prevention efforts.

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New law aims to boost access to PTSD treatment for firefighters, law enforcement

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 28, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill into law Tuesday that aims to make it easier for firefighters and law enforcement officers to get treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Advisory council reviews workers’ compensation medical fee schedules

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 27, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

An advisory council charged with proposing changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system heard from experts Monday on policies that could help contain healthcare costs, including fee schedules.

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