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‘It happens every day,’ Proposal aims to reduce workplace violence at hospitals

WKOW, December 3, 2019

Bills seek to curb Wisconsin’s opioid epidemic

Kenosha News, December 1, 2019

Telehealth medical technology continues to be used more in area hospitals

News 8000, November 27, 2019

More kids on Medicaid to get health care in school

Pew, November 27, 2019

Surprise billing negotiations revived in Congress

Modern Healthcare, November 25, 2019

Evers signs bill expanding telehealth reimbursement

U.S. News, November 25, 2019

The army built to fight ‘Medicare for All’

Politico, November 25, 2019

Trump says he will allow states to import prescription drugs to lower costs

Reuters, November 22, 2019

Congress might buck its promises to reduce health-care costs

The Washington Post, November 22, 2019

Mental health coverage continues to fall short, study shows

Bloomberg, November 20, 2019

Doctors, patients: Efforts to block opioid addiction are also blocking treatment

Fox 6, November 20, 2019

Pharmacist shares struggles of rising drug costs at first task force meeting

WKOW, November 20, 2019

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin renew effort to stop rising cost of insulin

News 8000, November 20, 2019

Bill aims to improve access to cancer clinical trials

NBC 15, November 20, 2019

Evers vetoes nurse training hours bill

WXOW, November 20, 2019

Bankrupt biopharmas are rare. 2019 has some worried that’s changing

Biopharma Dive, November 19, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers signs bipartisan bills in Oshkosh for emergency services, vaccines, 911

Wausau Daily Herald, November 19, 2019

Children’s Wisconsin seeks $150 million for mental health efforts

WTMJ, November 19, 2019

Wisconsin inches closer to expanding access to birth control for women 18 years and older

Fox 11, November 18, 2019

Wisconsin delays Medicaid work requirement until early next year

Wisconsin State Journal, November 18, 2019

Trump administration releases health care transparency rules

Axios, November 15, 2019

Wisconsin communities back bill to end vaccine waivers

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 15, 2019

Hospital head says health outcomes for Milwaukee children ‘abysmal’

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 14, 2019

Gunderson Health System commends new bill requiring Medicaid to cover telehealth services

La Crosse Tribune, November 14, 2019

Early HealthCare.gov sign-ups trail last year

Modern Healthcare, November 13, 2019

The politics of Medicaid expansion have changed

Pew, November 13, 2019

Without notice, Ascension Health may have shared Wisconsin patients’ personal records with Google

Appleton Post-Crescent, November 12, 2019

Voters say Congress needs to curb drug prices, but are lawmakers listening

Kaiser Health News, November 11, 2019

Wisconsinites use cannabis as medicine, but research and the law are not yet on their side

Wisconsin Watch, November 9, 2019

Assembly comes up short in trying to override veto by Evers that halted a mental health center

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 7, 2019

Assembly weighs expanding birth control access for 18 and up

Wisconsin Law Journal, November 7, 2019

Wisconsin bill seeks to stop anyone under 21 from vaping, smoking

Wisconsin State Journal, November 7, 2019

ObamaCare enrollment reaches 177,000 in first two days of enrollment period

The Hill, November 6, 2019

Telehealth services bill heads to Wisconsin Assembly

News 8000, November 6, 2019

America’s largest health insurer is giving apartments to homeless people

Bloomberg, November 5, 2019

County Board of Health approves resolution supporting stricter immunization exemptions

WAOW, November 5, 2019

Georgia seeks partial Medicaid expansion that includes work requirements

Fierce Healthcare, November 4, 2019

Obamacare’s star ratings offer a glimmer of insight – but not for all

Kaiser Health News, November 1, 2019

Stable costs but more uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups open

ABC News, October 31, 2019

Teladoc reports Q3 revenue up 24%, boosted by strong growth in mental health virtual visits

Fierce Healthcare, October 31, 2019

Obamacare is stronger than ever – and a Trump-backed lawsuit could destroy it

Politico, October 31, 2019

‘The more the merrier’: Brown County residents will have double the ACA health plan options in 2020

Green Bay Press Gazette, October 31, 2019

Senate blocks effort to roll back Trump administration’s ObamaCare rule

The Hill, October 30, 2019

Employers are scaling back their dependence on high-deductible health plans

Kaiser Health News, October 29, 2019

Statewide organization unveils plan to combat tobacco use in the next five years

WJFW, October 29, 2019

Some hospitals sue opioid makers for costs of treating uninsured for addiction

NPR, October 24, 2019

Price County votes to end personal conviction waiver for immunizations

Ashland Daily Press, October 24, 2019

A harsh flu season in Australia could be a warning, but so far only 12% vaccinated in Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 23, 2019

Trump health chief declines to detail ObamaCare replacement plan

The Hill, October 23, 2019

More choices and stable premiums for ‘ObamaCare’ next year

Associated Press, October 22, 2019

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