Category: Top Stories

Waukesha-based professional society looks to support rare disease treatments

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 6, 2026 | Health Tech, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

The Waukesha-headquartered American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy is working with another nonprofit to connect investors with rare disease treatments that have stalled in development because they’re not considered commercially viable.

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Senate health committee advances medical marijuana bill

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 6, 2026 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate Committee on Health voted 4-1 Thursday to recommend passage of a Republican-authored bill that would legalize medical marijuana in a limited way.

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Milwaukee County supervisors vote to extend health insurance contract

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 6, 2026 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to approve a five-year extension of a contract with UnitedHealthcare and OptumRx to administer the county employee health plan, after the previous contract expired at the end of last year.

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Rogers plans western Wisconsin clinics

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health plans to open outpatient clinics in Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire in September as it develops a campus in the Chippewa Valley.

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Epic AI Charting launches

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2026 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Verona-based Epic released a new built-in feature this week for its electronic health record software that listens to patient visits, drafts clinician notes and queues up orders.

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Schimmers named Emplify Health president

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2026 | Hospitals, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Heather Schimmers will become president of Emplify Health, a role in which she’ll lead operations across the health system, on March 1.

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Children’s Wisconsin receives $10 million for research

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2026 | Hospitals, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

A $10 million gift will support research at Children’s Wisconsin by helping to recruit and retain medical and scientific talent.

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Committee advances bill limiting live animal use in medical training

by Tim Stumm | Feb 4, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate’s health committee signed off on legislation Tuesday that would bar medical schools from using live animals in medical training if there are alternatives to their use.

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Wisconsin Democrats push cannabis legalization

by Tim Stumm | Feb 4, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin Democrats introduced a bill this week that would legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use.

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The Ensign Group buys Stevens Point nursing home

by Tim Stumm | Feb 4, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Ensign Group has bought a 48-bed nursing home in Stevens Point.

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Medicaid Director Hanna plans to step down

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 3, 2026 | Medicaid/Medicare, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

State Medicaid Director Bill Hanna will depart his role on Feb. 20.

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Second measles case confirmed in Wisconsin this year

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 3, 2026 | Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Health officials on Monday confirmed a case of measles in a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, the second instance of the illness this year in the state.

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