by Chris Kulow | Oct 15, 2020 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue
From the Department of Public Instruction: “DPI today posted state general school aids school districts will receive during the current school year. The information published includes certified general school aid amounts for each school district, as well as 2020-21 student enrollment numbers for independent charter schools and private schools participating in state parental choice programs. For more information, and for a full news release on the certified general aid amounts, visit https://dpi.wi.gov/news/releases/2020/dpi-releases-numbers-2020-21-general-school-aids.
“The DPI today also published information on fall student counts and school district revenue limits for the 2020-2021 school year. For more information on fall student counts and revenue limits, and for a full news release, visit https://dpi.wi.gov/news/releases/2020/dpi-releases-fall-student-count-and-revenue-limit-information.”
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by Chris Kulow | Oct 15, 2020 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue
From the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI):
“On October 1, 2020, Governor Tony Evers and Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm issued Emergency Order #2 regarding aid to healthcare facilities providing treatment for COVID-19. OCI was directed to “continue working with health insurers to minimize out-of-network barriers for insured patients seeking telemedicine services.” OCI is issuing this Bulletin in compliance with that directive.
“As outlined in the emergency order, COVID-19 is placing a strain on the capacity of healthcare facilities and the contagious nature of the disease may result in non-COVID-19 related health treatments being canceled or delayed. Because of these issues, Health Plan Issuers are once again strongly encouraged to remove any barriers to their insureds utilizing telemedicine services. Health Plan Issuers are reminded to review provisions in current policies regarding the delivery of health care services via telemedicine and ensure their telemedicine programs with participating providers are robust and will be able to meet any increased demand. (more…)
