Current Unmet Health Care Plan of Action Current Status
1. Expand access to primary care for medically underserved communities to include a sliding fee scale clinic. Pursue state trans-formation funding to establish clinic GIVN has applied for a WI Transformation planning grant
2. Establish a dental hygiene program to significantly improve access to dental care to include veterans and others. No. Michigan hygiene program likely. Plan is to expand providers Working to equip KM Dental as regional dental triage center
3. In collaboration with Aspirus Health and WINC, establish a family practice rural training track program for No. Wisconsin Complete feasibility study for RTT, submit State GME proposal Work with Aspirus and WINC who will be institutional sponsors.
4. Expand access to behavioral health services and psychiatric services to initially include telepsychiatry services Establish on-site and regional telehealth program with UWM Ongoing planning with UWM for 2027 coordination grant
5. Assure access to women’s health services to include maternity care that may include case managers, midwives, or other staff Complete a study of how to address issues for state funding Include services for GIVN or state funding request by 3/1/27
6. Establish substance abuse counseling and treatment services to include opioid addictions based on GIVN planning grant Submit HRSA planning or state opioid grant for planning project Use plan to establish opioid treatment, and peer support
7. Encourage universal depressing screening and establish suicide prevention programs for veterans, vulnerable seniors, and others Complete Kubly grant, encourage screening, for all at risk patients Implement VA grant and begin prevention; community education
8. Assure access to medication assisted treatment and for patients with dual diagnoses Based on results of opioid planning grant establish services Seek long term state opioid funding based on planning results
9. Work with providers to establish cost effective and certified childcare as part of planned youth services of the network Begin planned series of provider meetings to address needs Assure access to certified daycare to families in need
10. Establish services for seniors with disabilities, dementia or other needs including transportation and health care (Note: Currently working with UW and Dr. Shenkel on this initiative) Complete studies with UW to address needs of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients Develop services to address documented needs of region’s large population of older residents

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