News Clips - Health - The Hamilton Consulting Group

Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses

Stateline, March 5, 2024

New test could help Wisconsinites identify ‘forever chemicals’ in their blood

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 5, 2024

Jill Biden rallies voters in Waukesha around abortion, health care access

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 4, 2024

Gov. Tony Evers approves grant money for western Wisconsin hospitals; Republicans balk at expansion

Wisconsin State Journal, February 29, 2024

Aurora St. Luke’s hospital to undergo $4.2 million emergency room update

Milwaukee Business Journal, February 27, 2024

People in mental health crisis now could get cuffed and taken far from home. This bill could change that.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 27, 2024

AG Kaul joins coalition urging congressional action on pharmacy benefit manager reform

Wisconsin Department of Justice, February 22, 2024

Move to tighten law on sexual assaults by doctors hits snag in the Senate

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 23, 2024

Legislature will take up bills to help western Wisconsin communities facing loss of two hospitals

Wisconsin Examiner, February 20, 2024

Wisconsin weighs anti-obesity drug coverage for state workers

Wisconsin State Journal, February 18, 2024

Health care providers complain about fee schedule in worker’s comp bill

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 15, 2024

Op-ed: Repeat history – Create health care public service commission

Greater Milwaukee Today, February 14, 2024

Wisconsin lawmakers look to help communities where hospitals are closing

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 13, 2024

Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are

Stateline, February 13, 2024

Gov. Evers discusses layoffs, health care access in western Wisconsin ahead of regional closures

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 5, 2024

A bill to give some nurses greater autonomy appears destined for a veto. What happened?

Wisconsin Examiner, February 2, 2024

Local physician network hopes to buy western Wisconsin hospitals, clinics to prevent closures

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 1, 2024

Wisconsin approves dental therapists to expand access to oral health care

Wisconsin State Journal, January 31, 2024

More states offer health care coverage for certain immigrants, noncitizens

Stateline, January 26, 2024

GOP bill creating new advanced nursing licenses heads to governor’s desk

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 25, 2024

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