News Clips - Health - The Hamilton Consulting Group

BadgerCare recipients to receive free over-the-counter contraceptives

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 23, 2024

Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls leaders say news of hospital closures shocked communities

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 23, 2024

Marshfield Clinic Health System to discontinue oral surgery services

Wausau Daily Herald, January 23, 2024

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation wants to offer health coverage. Critics say it undercuts Obamacare.

Wisconsin Watch, January 22, 2024

HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls closing

WEAU, January 22, 2024

Health care advocates say dental therapists will help provider shortage in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 22, 2024

UW-River Falls grappling with four student suicides in two months

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 22, 2024

Democrats, advocates call on Speaker Vos to bring postpartum Medicaid coverage bill to the floor

Wisconsin Examiner, January 18, 2024

‘Shell game’: When private equity comes to town, hospitals can see cutbacks, closures

Stateline, January 18, 2024

Marshfield Clinic system to furlough some 360 workers

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 16, 2024

Local hospitals violate price transparency rules

Urban Milwaukee, January 10, 2024

Wisconsin lawmakers look to rein in drug brokers

Wisconsin State Journal, January 10, 2024

Gov. Evers announces Wisconsin reaches highest enrollment ever on HealthCare.gov

WEAU, January 10, 2024

Medical marijuana limited to five Wisconsin dispensaries in GOP bill

The Capital Times, January 8, 2024

New rule ensures continued Medicaid coverage for children for a year

Wisconsin Examiner, January 5, 2024

Planned merger of Marshfield Clinic and Essentia Health called off

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 5, 2024

How Wisconsin parents are protecting kids’ mental health from social media — without banning their phones

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 3, 2024

Nearly all maternal deaths in Wisconsin are preventable, state review finds

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 15, 2023

Citing fraud concerns, state cuts off funding to four more firms in infant mortality program

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 14, 2023

Spending on health care in US rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022; a return to pre-pandemic growth rates

Wisconsin Examiner, December 13, 2023

Amid federal push to employ home health care workers, Wisconsin is celebrated for its progress

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 13, 2023

Wisconsin won’t ban gender-affirming care for kids; Evers vetoes bill

The Capital Times, December 6, 2023

Gov. Tony Evers set to approve safe haven ‘baby boxes,’ expanding ways to give up unwanted newborns

Madison, December 5, 2023

Legislative effort to expand nurses’ authority could move forward despite drama-filled hearing

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 20, 2023

Wisconsin officials crack down on fraud-ridden infant mortality program

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 10, 2023

UW Health nurses’ union submitting ‘risk to patient safety’ forms to state health department

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 8, 2023

Could dental therapists be the answer to long waits for dentists in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin State Journal, November 6, 2023

Bipartisan bill would create regional mental health crisis centers in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 2, 2023

GOP states embrace Uber, Lyft to take low-income patients to medical appointments

Stateline, November 1, 2023

Wisconsin Democrats push expansive health care agenda

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 31, 2023

60 Wisconsin hospitals lost money in 2022

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 30, 2023

Pandemic brings telehealth boom to rural Wisconsin, but barriers linger

PBS Wisconsin, October 19, 2023

Urgent mental health care is often hours away. That may soon change.

The Capital Times, October 25, 2023

Personalized medicine could see big boost after Wisconsin designated a tech hub

Wisconsin State Journal, October 24, 2023

Aspirus plans to invest $300 million in Duluth-based St. Luke’s

Superior Telegram, October 16, 2023

Insurers often shortchange mental health care coverage, despite a federal law

Stateline, October 11, 2023

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers, biosafety advocates join forces on pathogen bill

Wisconsin Watch, October 3, 2023

Froedtert Health to acquire sole ownership of Network Health

Milwaukee Business News, October 3, 2023

Health Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson says she doesn’t support mask and vaccine mandates in hearing with senators

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 28, 2023

Wisconsin school districts not spending federal funds on upgrading aging HVAC

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 20, 2023

Planned Parenthood to resume abortion care in Wisconsin

The Capital Times, September 14, 2023

Wisconsin hospitals continue to recover from weeks-long system outage

Milwaukee Business Journal, September 12, 2023

Republican lawmakers propose banning ‘gain of function’ research

Wisconsin Examiner, September 6, 2023

As opioid overdose deaths plateau, Wisconsin funds Narcan vending machines

Wisconsin State Journal, September 1, 2023

Public health providers across Wisconsin turn to vending machines to prevent fatal opioid overdoses

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 1, 2023

Wisconsin had the fourth-largest share of hospitals to receive perfect scores from federal agency

Wisconsin Public Radio, August 29, 2023

Here are the first 10 Medicare drugs the government will negotiate lower prices for

The Hill, August 29, 2023

Health department renews vaccine call with COVID-19 uptick, looming flu season

Wisconsin Examiner, August 23, 2023

AI, genetic testing: what washed up at Epic’s global conference

The Capital Times, August 23, 2023

White House to name first 10 drugs for Medicare negotiations early

Politico, August 23, 2023