Category: Top Stories

Medicaid program expects to expand coverage for mental health in 2027

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 10, 2024 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

A proposed expansion of Medicaid’s ability to cover short-term inpatient psychiatric hospital stays will likely be implemented in 2027, if it receives federal approval, a state health official said during a public hearing Wednesday.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider if legislators improperly blocked conversion therapy ban

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 10, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will consider whether legislators' decision to block a ban on conversion therapy violated the state’s constitution.

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Kaul presses Tennessee court to compel TikTok’s cooperation in investigation

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 10, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul is pressing a Tennessee court to enforce its orders requiring TikTok to comply with an investigation, while other states sue over allegations that the social media company is fueling the ongoing kids’ mental health crisis.

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Community health centers see recently arrived migrants facing severe poverty, trauma

by Tim Stumm | Oct 9, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

Recently arrived migrants are severely impoverished and impacted by significant trauma, affecting the way community health centers provide care.

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Biden finalizes rule on lead pipe removal

by Tim Stumm | Oct 9, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

President Joe Biden’s administration finalized a rule Tuesday that will require drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within the next decade.

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Building commission approves healthcare projects

by Tim Stumm | Oct 9, 2024 | Top Stories | 0 |

The State Building Commission on Tuesday approved a series of local infrastructure projects, some of which impact healthcare.

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U.S. News and World Report ranks Wisconsin children’s hospitals

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2024 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

U.S. News and World Report on Tuesday ranked Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee the top kids' hospital in the state.

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Local, tribal communities receive federal dollars for broadband access

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

More than $115 million will head to local and tribal communities for projects to boost broadband access at community centers, libraries and other community facilities, including for telehealth and health monitoring, Gov. Tony Evers’ administration said Monday.

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Ellie Mental Health opens Waukesha clinic

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2024 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Ellie Mental Health has opened a third clinic in Wisconsin.

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Aspirus Stanley Hospital and Clinics names new leader

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 8, 2024 | Hospitals, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Aspirus Stanley Hospital and Clinics has a new senior executive.

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Epic joins ambient AI research group

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 7, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Epic, the Verona-based electronic health records giant, is part of a newly formed clinical research collaborative studying ambient artificial intelligence, which is used to analyze clinical conversations.

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FDA signs off on Cologuard Plus

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 7, 2024 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

Exact Sciences’ updated stool-based colon cancer screening test has received federal approval, the Madison-based company announced Friday.

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