
Category: Legislature
State health officials are considering modifications to a proposed rule change that would raise fees for newborn screening, following concerns from lawmakers and hospitals.
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Evers extends prescription drug monitoring program requirements
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 31, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Healthcare providers will have to continue checking the state’s prescription drug monitoring program before writing prescriptions for controlled substances, under a bipartisan law signed by Gov. Tony Evers Friday.
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Commission splits on Evers’ building plan
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 26, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Legislation aims to boost EMS providers
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 26, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Assembly passes ban on gender-affirming care for kids
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 21, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Direct primary care bill advances
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
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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Wisconsin tribal leader urges medical marijuana legalization
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
JFC schedules budget listening sessions
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 19, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Gender-affirming care ban for kids advances
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 17, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
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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Assembly GOP lawmakers move quickly on gender-affirming care ban for kids
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 13, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Evers releases capital budget with state health facility upgrades
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 11, 2025 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |
Bill would require providers to continue checking prescription drug monitoring program
by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2025 | Legislature, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |
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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