Category: State budget
GOP plan includes money for MCW cancer center, UW-Eau Claire health sciences building
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved a plan Tuesday night providing funding for a cancer center at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a health sciences building at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Budget committee backs money for farmer mental health assistance
The state’s budget-writing committee approved money Tuesday to provide mental health assistance to farmers and their families, but added a requirement that the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection submit a request to the committee for the funds.
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Evers’ officials continue push for Medicaid expansion
Officials with Gov. Tony Evers’ administration continued to push Thursday for the adoption of Medicaid expansion and other healthcare provisions in the budget after Republicans on the budget-writing committee adopted an alternative proposal.
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Healthcare groups react to budget committee’s healthcare actions
The Joint Finance Committee approved a Republican plan Tuesday putting forward $588 million in new state money for Medicaid over the biennium. In the process, they scrapped parts of Gov. Tony Evers' plan. Here's a roundup of statements released after the vote:
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