Opioids Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Wisconsin tribal leader calls for more action to fight the opioid epidemic

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 19, 2020 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Ned Daniels Jr., chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, called for more action on the opioid epidemic during the annual State of the Tribes address Tuesday.

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Milwaukee data science institute’s first projects include opioid overdose study

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 18, 2020 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

One of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute's first projects will be on the opioid crisis, according to a recent statement.

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Nygren talks prior authorization agreement, HOPE Agenda

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 24, 2020 | Legislature, On The Record, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

This week, state lawmakers took action on a series of bills targeting the opioid epidemic. The Assembly approved six more bills that are part of the Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education Agenda.

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Insurers remove prior approval for substance use disorder treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 22, 2020 | Insurance, Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Major insurers in the state have agreed to remove prior authorization requirements for substance use disorder treatments, according to a Tuesday announcement.

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DHS weighs in on HOPE bills

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 9, 2020 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Officials from the Department of Health Services expressed broad support for the latest package of bills from Rep. John Nygren’s Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education Agenda but called for some modifications, during a Senate Committee on Health and Human Services hearing on Wednesday.

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Kaul wants Congress to make fentanyl permanent Schedule I drug

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 12, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul joined with all other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass a bipartisan bill permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.

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Thousands contact addiction helpline

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 28, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

More than 5,000 people contacted a state helpline connecting those seeking help with addiction to community resources during its first year.

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Milwaukee alders back hiring outside counsel for opioid litigation

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 16, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee's Common Council voted Tuesday to allow the city's attorney to hire outside counsel for litigation to recover expenses from the opioid epidemic.

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Kaul not on board with tentative opioids settlement

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 12, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul said Wednesday he doesn’t agree with the terms of a tentative agreement that could settle a lawsuit over the alleged role of Purdue Pharma in the state’s opioid epidemic.

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More than $5 million headed to state to support fight against opioid epidemic

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 4, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Around $5.2 million in new federal funding is heading to Wisconsin to help fight the opioid epidemic, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Tuesday.

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