BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org KENOSHA, Wis. — Nichole Valenta will soon possess her most cherished piece of jewelry, but it won’t be made of silver or gold. Valenta, 28, is working with a Wisconsin artist to design a glass pendant made with ashes from her father, William Haddican. He died unexpectedly at age 53 […]
Gov. Walker Signs Bipartisan Bill Into Law BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org After sailing through the state Senate and Assembly, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a controversial “Right to Try” bill into law with little fanfare. The Badger State is now the 39th state to allow terminally ill patients to experiment with drugs not approved […]
Life Matters Media‘s digital content producer and reporter Daniel Gaitan visited southeastern Wisconsin NPR-affiliate WGTD Monday morning to talk about hospice fraud, physician-assisted suicide and caregiving. Stream his hour-long interview here!
BY LIFE MATTERS MEDIA STAFF Wisconsin nursing home providers said Medicaid reimbursement rates may have contributed to an increase in nursing home closures in America’s Dairyland last year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said 10 long-term care facilities closed in the state last year, compared to six in 2016. Providers told Wisconsin Public Radio […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmeduia.org MADISON, Wis. – The state Senate unanimously passed a bill to help ensure life insurance companies pay beneficiaries. The bill, which passed this fall, would protect families from insurance companies if they refuse or neglect to pay out benefits when a loved one dies. The bill is now headed to […]