Health Care

Ninety percent of the 177,157 Wisconsin consumers who have selected or were automatically enrolled in the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Jan. 16 are receiving financial assistance to lower monthly premiums, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

The Medical College of Wisconsin has been awarded a $1 million grant to pilot a Child Psychiatry Consultation Program in Milwaukee County and 15 northern Wisconsin counties. The announcement came from Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary Kitty Rhoades on Thursday.

BizTimes Media will host an interactive workshop designed to help business owners value their businesses and prepare them for sale.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Team hosted a ribbon cutting last week for the opening of the city’s first workplace clinic.

A new study published in the Pediatrics journal by a team of researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin has found that limiting the amount of rest adolescents receive after concussions may help them return to normal activities sooner.

GE Healthcare, which has its U.S. headquarters in Wauwatosa, will be helping 3-year-old Dominic Wagnitz of Hartland celebrate his wish to go to the Walt Disney World Resort with a special send-off on Friday. Dominic was granted a wish from Make-A-Wish Wisconsin after being diagnosed with hypo plastic left heart syndrome.

Jennifer Jones, an advocate for children and families with more than 20 years of experience, will join the Milwaukee-based Alliance for Strong Families and Communities to lead a new three-year project meant to infuse, align and accelerate brain science research within nonprofit human-serving organizations, as well as policies and systems.

The 19th annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run & Walk to raise funds for heart disease research and awareness is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. at Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa.

Aurora Medical Center Summit and Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh made Consumer Reports' list of top hospitals for patient safety and respect.

Rogers Memorial Hospital–Brown Deer recently opened several new partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs to serve the needs of patients with mental illness and addiction.