Rebekah Sager

2 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

While most Americans were still sleeping in the early morning hours of May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 in a slim 215-214 vote, electing to push forward President Donald Trump’s sweeping 1,000-page legislative package. The bill includes billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, which would lead to reduced access for millions of people to reproductive health care.

3 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on June 3 that, effective May 29, they had rescinded guidance on the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, a law that requires hospitals to stabilize emergent patients. The guidance on EMTALA was initially issued in July 2022 by HHS under President Joe Biden after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade.

3 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

A new program offered by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health aims to support paramedics working in rural areas with much-needed advanced training. The Orion Initiative, launched June 4, addresses the state’s rural health disparities by connecting frontline rural providers with the academic medical community. The Initiative will focus on training in emergency medical services in pediatric care, subspecialty training, and recruitment of primary care physicians.

1 month ago | michiganindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

While most Americans were still sleeping in the early morning hours of May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 in a slim 215-214 vote, electing to push forward President Donald Trump’s sweeping 1,000-page legislative package. The bill includes billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, which would lead to reduced access for millions of people to reproductive health care.

1 month ago | michiganindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on June 3 that, effective May 29, they had rescinded guidance on the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, a law that requires hospitals to stabilize emergent patients. The guidance on EMTALA was initially issued in July 2022 by HHS under President Joe Biden after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade.