Seeks ideas for investing fiscal year 2026 opioid settlement funds The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded agencies in communities across the state more than $21 million from the … [Read more...]
The Department of Health Services has Moved out of the Coggs Center to a new Location. But the news Hasn’t Reached Some Residents.
By Sam Woods This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
Gov. Evers, DHS Announce $2.5 Million in Telehealth Grants for Behavioral Health Providers
Neighborhood access stations to help remove barriers to care Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today awarded more than $2.5 million to 27 providers for … [Read more...]
Department of Health Services Stops in Milwaukee on ‘Thank You’ Tour
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s been two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. When one looks back, those two years seem both incredibly long and unbelievably short. The nation’s survival is … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Assembly Considers Bill That Would De-fund Planned Parenthood
By Ariele Vaccaro A new bill that would give the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) priority over Planned Parenthood for Title X funding garnered passionate support and opposition during … [Read more...]
Department of Health Services to hold Town Hall Meetings on draft proposal for Virtual Pace
The Department of Health Services is holding public meetings to solicit comments on a draft proposal for Virtual PACE, a program to integrate the care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare … [Read more...]
Department launches website on Medicaid savings initiatives
MADISON – Department of Health Services Secretary, Dennis G. Smith, today launched a website that outlines initiatives designed to keep the state’s Medicaid program sustainable, fair and equitable. … [Read more...]
Moore lauds Secretary Smith’s reversal on support of Milwaukee grant application
Washington, DC – This week, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) lauded Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith for an apparent turn-around to support the city of … [Read more...]
Wisconsin receives two awards for health care program
BadgerCare Plus & ACCESS.Wisconsin.gov Programs cited for innovative, customer-focused approaches MADISON – Wisconsin ’s BadgerCare Plus program received a national “Innovation” award recently … [Read more...]
Wisconsin child care providers join the fight against childhood obesity
State program seeks to create foundation for physical activity in young children MADISON – Promoting physical activity to help prevent childhood obesity is the goal of a new grant awarded recently by … [Read more...]