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Panelists deliberate on how to fix ‘unsustainable’ drug prices

by Sean Kirkby | May 3, 2024 | On The Record, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A Wisconsin Health News panel this week took a deep dive into drug pricing, the impact of high-cost prescriptions and what can be done to help.

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Committee will study emergency detention process for kids

by Sean Kirkby | May 3, 2024 | Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

A state committee in the coming months will study how to improve the current process for handling kids in mental health crises who are involuntarily detained.

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Trump in Waukesha says states should decide on abortion

by Sean Kirkby | May 2, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, said Wednesday that abortion policy should be left up to individual states, not the federal government.

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Van Orden seeks permanent extension of Medicaid telehealth flexibility for some providers

by Sean Kirkby | May 2, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, wants to permanently extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities for community health centers and rural health clinics.

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HHS provides $2 million to support maternal, infant healthcare in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | May 2, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin and UniteMKE will receive $1 million each from the Department of Health and Human Services to improve maternal and infant healthcare.

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Health plans grapple with covering high-cost, anti-obesity drugs

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2024 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin health plans are grappling with whether and how to cover high-cost and effective weight-loss drugs.

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Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake temporarily pauses labor, delivery services

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake on Wednesday temporarily paused labor and delivery services due to staffing limitations.

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Bellin, Gundersen rebrand as Emplify Health

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Bellin and Gundersen Health System will rebrand as Emplify Health in the coming months.

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Tiger Aesthetics Medical buys Franklin manufacturing facility

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

A subsidiary of a Pennsylvania-based tissue engineering company is acquiring a manufacturing facility in the Milwaukee suburbs that produces breast implants.

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UW Health seeks additional bonding for Madison projects

by Sean Kirkby | May 1, 2024 | Health Systems, Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

UW Health plans to secure up to $325 million in bonds for construction at two Madison hospitals, according to an updated request.

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Children’s Wisconsin opens expanded child development center

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 30, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Children’s Wisconsin on Monday began welcoming patients at its new and expanded Center for Child Development in Wauwatosa.

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Court should reject ask by Planned Parenthood to find constitutional right to abortion, says Sheboygan DA

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 30, 2024 | Abortion, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court should reject a request by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to consider whether the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion, attorneys for Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski argued last week. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are asking the court to decline the request or allow them to intervene in the case.

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