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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 · 7d

WausauPilot

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Nov. 13 cutoff decides who can share in 3M’s $7.35B PFAS injury settlement

Central Wisconsin residents hoping to share in 3M’s $7.35 billion PFAS injury settlement need a lawyer or a pending federal case by Nov. 13, court records show. The settlement, signed Nov. 3, covers people who blame exposure to PFAS for kidney, testicular, liver or thyroid cancer, ulcerative colitis or thyroid disease, with payments spread over nine years. Anyone left out who still hopes to sue 3M now faces steep new court requirements, including expert reports tracing the source of the chemicals in their drinking water.

Wausau, WI · 7d

Channel3000com News 3 Now

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Democrats path forward on Medicaid expansion unclear

Wisconsin · 5d

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 · 9d

merrillfotonews.com

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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 · 7d

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 · 9d

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 · 13d

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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 · 8d

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 · 10d

KBJR

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

Minnesota · 8d

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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 · 10d

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 · 12d

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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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 12d

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 · 12d

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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...

Wisconsin · 13d

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Stevens Point's New Crossroads Health Building Packs Eight Wellness Practices Under One Roof

A new building on Stevens Point's east side is betting that patients want their massage therapist, acupuncturist and physical therapist all within walking distance of one another. Crossroads Health Building, located at 5609 Carrie Frost Drive, held an open house last Saturday, inviting the public in to tour individual suites and meet the eight independent practitioners now operating inside.

Stevens Point, WI · 14d

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Report: More care is going unpaid at Wisconsin hospitals

More than 2 million patient visits at Wisconsin hospitals last year involved unpaid care, according to an annual survey of Wisconsin hospitals. The Wisconsin Hospital Association’s Uncompensated Health Care Report shows hospitals reported providing more than $2 billion in unpaid care in 2025. It was nearly evenly split between...

Wisconsin · 13d