Wednesday - October 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Healey-Driscoll Administration Wins Federal Award to Increase Awareness Around Coverage for Reproductive and Maternal Health Services
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that Massachusetts is one of 14 states awarded federal grant funding through the Affordable Care Act intended to improve women's health coverage and access to critical health benefits. The Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) will receive $627,854 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, thr  more

Remarks by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo at the Wisconsin Building Trades Conference
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Let me start by thanking you all for having me here today at the end of your conference. It's great to be back in Milwaukee and to join the Building Trades. Just four years ago, we wouldn't be able to have a meeting like this because of the pandemic. COVID upended our communities and our economy. The unemployment rate soared to almost 15 percent and climbed even higher in the   more

SBA Announces 14 New Awards for Regional Innovation Cluster Network to Drive Nationwide Small Business Growth, Job Creation and Innovation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced the expansion of the SBA's Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) network with 14 new awards. These awards aim to enhance the reach and impact of the SBA's support for innovative small businesses and entrepren  more

Unlock your health by understanding how TRICARE For Life works with Medicare
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Are you approaching Medicare eligibility? and plan your coverage effectively, while avoiding out-of-pocket costs. "TRICARE For Life works with Medicare to minimize your out-of-pocket expenses for TRICARE-covered healthcare services you receive," said Anne E. Breslin, TRICARE For Life Program Manager at the Defense Health Agency. "If Medicare and TRIC  more

USDA Invests more than $11 Million to Support Resiliency in U.S. Dairy Industry
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: MADISON, Wis., Oct. 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $11.04 million in funding to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) grant program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses in the development, produc  more