Category: State budget
Evers signs health-related bills
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law dozens of bills Wednesday, including legislation that would enter Wisconsin into interstate compacts that make it easier for physician assistants, professional counselors, audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across state lines.
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Budget boosts providers; Evers vetoes gender-affirming care Medicaid restriction
Gov. Tony Evers last week signed into law the state’s 2023-25 budget, leaving intact its healthcare investments and using his veto authority to strike a proposal barring Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.
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Evers signs off on state’s 2023-25 budget
Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday signed into law the state’s 2023-25 budget, leaving intact its Medicaid rate increases and using his veto authority to strike a proposal barring Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.
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Lawmakers sign off on transferring Medicaid dollars to help meet shortfall at mental health institutions
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved a request Thursday by the Department of Health Services to transfer state funding intended for the Medicaid program to fill a projected funding shortfall at state-run mental health institutions.
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New law boosts local government aid
A new law, signed by Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday, will boost state aid to local governments for services like public safety, including emergency medical services, and limit local health officials’ power to respond to disease outbreaks.
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JFC advances Medicaid rate increases, plan to fight opioid crisis
The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee on Friday advanced a $3.1 billion health plan in all funds, including $837.8 million in state money, that would in part boost Medicaid rates during the 2023-25 biennium.
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JFC advances $30 million for student mental health
The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday night voted to include a $30 million boost in the state’s next budget for student mental health, part of what the committee co-chair termed a “grand bargain” on education and local government funding reached by state leaders last week.
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Vos opposes Medicaid postpartum extension
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Tuesday that he opposes extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to a year, a policy that has drawn support from the healthcare industry and across political lines.
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