Sarah Volpenhein
America Corps Member Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Reporter covering hospitals and health care for @journalsentinel. Former @Report4America, @TheMarionStar, @GFHerald, @Enquirer. Hablo español. Data nerd.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Laura Schulte |Sarah Volpenhein |Lawrence Andrea
MADISON – Republicans in Congress are pursuing major cuts to Medicaid that could cause tens of thousands of Wisconsin's poorest residents to lose BadgerCare Plus coverage. The U.S. House passed a Republican bill early on May 22 that would slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, part of broader spending reductions to help pay for President Donald Trump's priorities on tax cuts and border security. The bill now goes to the Senate, which plans to make changes.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Sarah Volpenhein
HHS Secretary Kennedy claimed a team was assisting Milwaukee with lead poisoning in schools, but the Milwaukee Health Department denied this. The CDC laid off its lead poisoning investigation and prevention branch, halting collaboration with Milwaukee. A CDC fellow briefly assisted with lab equipment setup, but this was unrelated to school lead testing.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Sarah Volpenhein
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services does not have a team in Milwaukee helping with the city's response to lead poisoning in public schools, the Milwaukee Health Department said, contrary to what the federal agency's secretary suggested recently. On May 20, HHS Secretary Robert F.
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3 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Sarah Volpenhein
The programs affected are Neighborhood Revitalization, Healthy Choices and Lideres por la Salud. It's unclear why they were halted.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Sarah Volpenhein
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers has halted some programs having to do with nutrition, promoting exercise and revitalizing southside neighborhoods and waterways, a spokesperson said. The programs were housed within Sixteenth Street's Department of Environmental Health and Community Wellness, but the reason for halting them remains unclear. A total of five staff members were laid off on May 14, said Mari Maldonado, a spokesperson for Sixteenth Street.
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