The Universities of Wisconsin plan to seek $90 million in state funding through the next biennial budget to train 35,000 healthcare professionals during the coming decade.
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Wisconsin Health News assembled a virtual panel of experts this week to break down what the budget means for healthcare.
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A program that provides temporary housing and supportive services, like healthcare and recovery services, to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless will shut down its Chippewa Falls and Green Bay locations by Sept. 30.
Medicaid finished the state’s past biennium in balance, according to a report released by the Department of Health Services.
Gov. Tony Evers last week signed into law the state’s 2025-27 budget, after legislators worked late into the night to send the two-year spending plan to his desk before a federal change shut down an avenue for Wisconsin hospitals to receive more Medicaid funding.
Legislators are moving quickly to pass the state’s 2025-27 budget after reaching a deal to provide an additional $1.4 billion in state money to continue funding the current Medicaid program.
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Republicans on the budget-writing committee last week voted to reduce overall funding for student mental health grants, as they continue to draft the state’s 2025-27 budget.
Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee voted last week to support family medicine residency programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee higher education and city leaders are asking state lawmakers to support the development of a health sciences hub at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Medicaid caregivers, providers and members urged state legislators to protect the safety-net program at a Friday public hearing in West Allis on the state’s next biennial budget, as federal lawmakers consider potential cuts.
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The Wisconsin Technical College System this week offered its plan to use $20 million set aside in the state’s current budget to grow the oral healthcare workforce.
The Joint Finance Committee this week unanimously approved three new positions at the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance to help the agency conduct company financial reviews.
