Category: Top Stories

Wisconsin Fertility Institute set to be acquired

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 23, 2023 | DHS, Facilities, Hospitals, Infrastructure, Top Stories | 0 |

Florida-based INVO Bioscience, a fertility company, has signed binding agreements to pay $10 million over three years to acquire the Wisconsin Fertility Institute in Madison, according to a recent statement.

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DHS staff update on end of public health emergency, start of Medicaid renewals

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 23, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Department of Health Services staff shared updates Wednesday on what the end of the public health emergency means for Medicaid flexibilities and where things stand as the program’s continuous enrollment policy comes to an end.

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Senate approves Houdek as insurance commissioner

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 23, 2023 | Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gov. Tony Evers’ pick for state insurance commissioner, moved to block a ban on professional counselors providing conversion therapy and forwarded a bill aiming to boost access to devices that counteract severe allergic reactions.

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Evers, Democrats unveil plan to overturn 1849 abortion law

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | Abortion, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers Tuesday unveiled legislation that would repeal the state’s 174-year-old criminal abortion ban.

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Former DHS secretary joins Children’s Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | DHS, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Karen Timberlake, former head of the Department of Health Services, will join Children’s Wisconsin next month as a senior vice president and president of its child well-being division.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar on abortion

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | Abortion, Elections, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

The two candidates vying for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court sparred over how their opponent would rule on a case that could overturn the state’s criminal abortion ban during a Tuesday debate.

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Ascension shakes up Wisconsin leadership structure

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | Facilities, Hospitals, Jobs, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Ascension Wisconsin Ministry Market Executive Bernie Sherry will leave his role “later this spring,” according to a Tuesday statement. The health system said a search is underway to identify a new market leader for Wisconsin.

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Assembly committee leader sees growing support for mental health investments

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 22, 2023 | Legislature, Mental Health, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, chair of the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, said Tuesday there’s “growing support” among the Republican-controlled Legislature for more investments in mental health, including school-based services.

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BadgerCare Plus enrollment continues to grow

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 21, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus rolls are continuing to grow as the end of the program’s continuous enrollment policy looms.

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Racine County plans mental health facility

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 21, 2023 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Racine County last week unveiled plans for a $25 million mental health services building.

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Lawmakers press on income tax deduction for mental health providers

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 21, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers are continuing to press on a proposal that would provide an income tax deduction for mental health providers, billing the measure as a way to recruit people into the field and to entice professionals from other states.

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Public health, community leaders share takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic

by Elizabeth Casolo | Mar 20, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Three community and public health leaders reflected on what they learned — and continue to learn — from the COVID-19 pandemic at a recent University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs panel.

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