Category: Rural Health
DHS asks for $1 billion in rural healthcare transformation funding
The Department of Health Services submitted a request this week to use $1 billion in federal funding to support the healthcare workforce, boost technology adoption and improve care coordination in rural Wisconsin.
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Partnerships will be critical to addressing rural healthcare challenges, panel says
Rural Wisconsin healthcare faces workforce shortages, diminishing access, changing demographics and reimbursement challenges. It’s also ripe for innovation, experts said during a Wisconsin Health News panel this week.
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State prepares to apply for federal rural health funding
The Department of Health Services is seeking input as it prepares to apply for a portion of the $50 billion rural health transformation program included in the federal budget bill that President Donald Trump approved last month.
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Top healthcare stories to watch
The closure of more than a dozen western Wisconsin healthcare facilities, the return of Medicaid renewals and efforts to address workforce shortages are among the top healthcare issues to watch this year, based on feedback Wisconsin Health News received last month.
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Evers signs health-related bills
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law dozens of bills Wednesday, including legislation that would enter Wisconsin into interstate compacts that make it easier for physician assistants, professional counselors, audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across state lines.
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Wimberger expresses support for PFAS ban
The senator behind major legislation targeting “forever chemicals” says there is likely support in the Republican-controlled Legislature for a ban on their use, as long as the proposal has a glide path for companies to transition to the new regulations.
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Family Health La Clinica expands
Family Health La Clinica is pursuing its largest capital projects yet.
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