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Main Street Dollars

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Medicaid applicants in South Dakota, North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin who apply by Dec. 31 can get up to three months of past bills covered, a window that shrinks Jan. 1

Medicaid applicants in South Dakota, North Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin have until Dec. 31 to file under the old rule that lets the program pay for medical bills from before the application date. After that, the look-back shrinks to as little as one month. Anyone with an unpaid hospital, nursing home or doctor bill from […]

South Dakota · 8h

The Financial Wire

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arkansas could lose Bon Secours, Aspirus or White River hospitals Jan. 1, except Bon Secours in Virginia on Feb. 1

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in five states face a hospital change at the turn of the year. Bon Secours could leave the network in South Carolina on Jan. 1 and in Virginia on Feb. 1, Aspirus Health could leave in Wisconsin and Michigan on Jan. 1, and White River Health in Arkansas has already said... The post UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Arkansas could lose Bon Secours, Aspirus or White River hospitals Jan. 1, except Bon Secours in Virginia on Feb. 1 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Wisconsin · 8h

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Medicaid expansion in doubt even with Wisconsin Democrats in control

Wisconsin Democrats may hold off on expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, what had once been among their top priorities, even as they're poised to take control of all levers of power in state government . Shortly before his election Nov. 3 as governor, Democrat David Crowley's campaign indicated Medicaid expansion is no longer viable, pointing to restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that did away with financial incentives for expanding Medicaid. His campaign suggested Crowley's administration would revisit Medicaid expansion if and when Congress and a willing president reversed the restrictions. For years, Wisconsin Democrats had made Medicaid expansion a centerpiece of their policy agenda. It was a cornerstone of all four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget requests since 2019 and was a constant refrain from party leaders. Wisconsin is one of only 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid eligibility to adults making up to 138% of the poverty level, or $22,025 for an individual and $45,540 for a family of four. Now, state Democrats are less keen on expansion. They say the calculus has changed under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. In April, state Sen. Kelda Roys, who lost

Wisconsin · 10h

Main Street Dollars

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Iowa starts Medicaid work rules Dec. 1, Wisconsin’s 80-hour reporting rule begins Dec. 31, and Louisiana and Colorado follow on Jan. 1 for adults 19 to 64

Four states have set the dates when Medicaid work rules reach their adult members. Iowa starts first, on Dec. 1. Wisconsin’s reporting requirement, 80 hours a month, begins Dec. 31. Louisiana and Colorado start on Jan. 1, the date the federal law sets for every state that covers adults under the Affordable Care Act expansion. […]

Louisiana · 3d

Tech Times

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A Wisconsin Infant Could Not Be Vaccinated Against Measles. The Community Around Them Was Supposed To Be the Protection.

Three measles deaths in seven days. Eight deaths nationally in 2026. A disease declared eliminated 25 years ago has now killed the first Wisconsin infant since 1990 — and the mathematics of community immunity explain exactly why it happened. Wisconsin health officials confirmed Thursday that an infant has died...

Wisconsin · 3d

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Healing through Hope: How the Northland’s only peer respite home is transforming mental health care, and why they might close down

Mental illness is isolating. When enveloped in what seems like all-consuming darkness, it’s hard to see a way out. It’s even harder to ask for help—especially when so many barriers to care exist. When those barriers prevent people from getting support, crises ensue. One in every eight...

Superior, WI · 2d

WausauPilot

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Finance briefs: Ambulance monitors, water utility payment and cemetery deal return Tuesday

Wausau’s Finance Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in a joint session with the Human Resources Committee. The raise, credit card policy, lead pipe award and year-end budget amendment are covered separately. The agenda also includes these items. Hoenecke cast lone vote against budget. Minutes from the Oct. 20...

Wausau, WI · 1d

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Lincoln County Board approves updated ambulance agreement with Merrill

The Lincoln County Board has approved a new ambulance service agreement with the City of Merrill, which would replace a contract that has been in place since 2007. The Board passed the resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, according to a joint statement from Lincoln County Board Chair Don Friske and Merrill Mayor Steve Hass. The agreement was scheduled to go before the City of Merrill Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for review and final approval.

Merrill, WI · 1d

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Flu shot clinic on Sunday

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) – The Marathon County Health Department is offering a flu-shot clinic on Sunday from 10am to noon on Sunday. The flu vaccine will be offered from 10am to noon at 1000 Lake View Drive in Wausau. Use parking lots D or E, and enter through Door 28.

Wausau, WI · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Maine and North Carolina lose hospitals or doctors Jan. 1, while Florida, California and Wisconsin systems may also leave

Medicare Advantage members who use Oregon Health & Science University, Maine’s InterMed practices or a North Carolina hospital face network changes at the start of 2027, and members in Florida, California and Wisconsin could be next. Some of the changes are settled and some are still being negotiated. Open enrollment ends Dec. 7, and that […]

Wisconsin · 7d

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Possible Measles Exposure at Marshfield Clinic Weston ER

WESTON, WI (WSAU) — The Marathon County Health Department and Wisconsin DHS are investigating possible measles exposure at the Marshfield Medical Center Emergency Department in Weston. Officials say the person was at the ER on Thursday, November 5th from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. Health officials are working to identify...

Weston, WI · 2d

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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In Wisconsin's Amish country, health care workers confront a measles surge

CASHTON - It was a busier-than-usual morning at Lisa Larson's mobile health care clinic, with five patients passing through the repurposed Winnebago motorhome parked at an Amish produce market. Taking a break between appointments to call a nurse colleague, she heard about a patient who'd developed a rash on her ears and along her hairline. "I wonder if she's positive," Larson said. She didn't need to specify with what. Larson and her colleagues care for patients from southwestern Wisconsin's Amish communities. Amid Wisconsin's worst measles outbreak in decades, which has blown past 400 cases , health officials had until recently been tight-lipped for privacy reasons about who is getting sick. The state health department acknowledged in a Nov. 3 memo that disease transmission is primarily in Amish and Mennonite communities. Larson and other health care workers with knowledge of the outbreak had known that for months. More: Breaking news: Infant's death from measles is first in Wisconsin since 1990 Across the country, the Amish – a Christian people committed to simplicity in their dress, work and forms of transportation – have been hit hard by measles this year. Though they have no rules barring the use of modern medicine, they

Wisconsin · 4d

KBJR

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Measles cases hit 36-year high in Minnesota; Northland providers stress vaccination

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3M reaches $7.35B settlement over PFAS; some in Wisconsin may qualify for compensation.

Minnesota-based 3M announced this week it will spend more than $7 billion over the next nine years to settle injury claims tied to PFAS, and hundreds of Wisconsin residents may be eligible for compensation. PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of thousands of synthetic chemicals used...

Wisconsin · 4d

WausauPilot

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Introducing the Care Ledger: Search central Wisconsin assisted living inspection records

A free new Wausau Pilot & Review tool lets families search every state inspection of central Wisconsin assisted living facilities since 2023, including records the state no longer shows. Wausau Pilot & Review designed the Care Ledger to make those public records easier for the community to find and use....

Wisconsin · 6d

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Healthcare in Waupaca’s old days

WAUPACA – The Winchester Academy will present “The Doctor Is In: A History of Medicine and Healthcare in Waupaca,” by Tracy Behrendt on November 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 206 E. Badger Street in Waupaca. Tracy Behrendt moved to Waupaca in 2011 and has...

Waupaca, WI · 5d

WausauPilot

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Aspirus Merrill Hospital celebrates 100 years while investing in local health care

MERRILL – As Aspirus Merrill Hospital approaches its 100th anniversary this November, the hospital is also nearing completion of a $40 million renovation and expansion project that will help ensure local access to high-quality care for generations to come. Since opening its doors in November 1926, Aspirus Merrill Hospital...

Merrill, WI · 5d

WSAW

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Walk-in vaccine clinic at polling site open on Election Day

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The Oneida County Health Department is hosting a walk-in vaccination clinic Tuesday at the Hodag Dome in Rhinelander, the same location where many people will vote on Election Day. Clinic details. The health department is offering flu and COVID-19 vaccines from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m....

Rhinelander, WI · 6d

WausauPilot

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Waiting months for a doctor’s appointment? Experts offer advice

Have you ever called to schedule a medical appointment and learned the next opening is months away?. Back in July, we asked readers how long they’ve waited to see a doctor. Responses poured in from across the state. One reader in Mount Pleasant told us she waited 10 months...

Wisconsin · 6d

wlip.com

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Rising Costs and Unpaid Medical Care Put New Pressure on Wisconsin Hospitals

MADISON, Wis. (WLIP)— Wisconsin hospitals faced another year of rising operating costs in 2025, as expenses for supplies and services increased and more patients received medical care without paying the full cost of treatment, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association. The association’s annual Guide to...

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