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Gender-affirming care ban for kids advances
A Republican-backed bill banning gender-affirming care for kids passed out of an Assembly committee along party lines last week. Healthcare provider associations oppose the plan, and Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a previous version of it.
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Orthodontic products manufacturing facility planned for Oak Creek
A Chinese maker of orthodontic products will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Oak Creek.
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Upland Hills Health plans senior living campus
Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville has purchased the land for a future senior living campus.
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Primary care panel describes access, affordability challenges
Despite a growing number of advanced practice providers, primary care accessibility remains a challenge, experts said at a Wisconsin Health News event in Milwaukee this week. Panelists talked about barriers and what policymakers can do to help.
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MCW enters final stages of cancer research building construction
The Medical College of Wisconsin is close to finishing its new cancer research facility.
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Cooperative takes another step toward reopening Chippewa Falls hospital
A cooperative took another step toward temporarily reopening a hospital in Chippewa Falls that closed last year, as it considers whether doing so is financially feasible, according to a Thursday statement.
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Three more Milwaukee schools will close over lead issues
Three public schools in Milwaukee will temporarily close Monday to address lead concerns. A school that closed last week reopened Friday.
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Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition forms to protect program
A report from the budget scorekeeper for Congress confirms that a House committee cannot reach its spending reduction goal without “deep cuts” to Medicaid, a state coalition formed in recent months to protect the program said Thursday.
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State employee health plan opts against changing plan design
The board overseeing the state employee health plan on Wednesday decided to keep its plan design the same, despite a request to raise cost-sharing for many members.
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Covering Wisconsin faces funding cut
Covering Wisconsin, the statewide agency that helps people sign up for health coverage, is warning that a federal funding cut will limit its work to help the public know insurance options and find financial help.
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Assembly GOP lawmakers move quickly on gender-affirming care ban for kids
Assembly Republican lawmakers are moving quickly on a bill banning gender-affirming care for kids. Gov. Tony Evers previously vetoed the plan.
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Panel weighs opportunities, challenges for primary care
Healthcare providers are using team-based care, technology and innovative models to boost access to primary care, which they say can help prevent costly care down the road for patients, according to panelists at a Wisconsin Health News event Tuesday in Milwaukee.
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DHS on track with renewing IRIS program
The Department of Health Services is on track to renew a Medicaid program that allows participants to self-direct their long-term care.
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House passes budget that extends pandemic-era Medicare policies, cuts medical research funding
Pandemic-era flexibilities that allowed Medicare recipients to receive telehealth services at home would last until Sept. 30, under a bill that passed the House Tuesday to avert a federal government shutdown.
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