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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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Trek CEO regrets decisions from COVID bike boom — but has confidence in the future

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Trek Bicycle Corporation — the nation’s largest bike company, and one of the top bike producers worldwide. The demand for bikes during the pandemic gave Trek the best years in the company’s history. But after COVID, the bike bubble popped, leaving sales in the red. The Waterloo-based company has had multiple rounds of layoffs as a result, most recently in October.

Wisconsin · 14d
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Health insurance affordability woes force tough choices in WI

Imagine being too unhealthy to work but still being forced to out of necessity. It is the dilemma facing a western Wisconsin family, who said high out-of-pocket costs and changes to federal programs put more pressure on their budget. Sarah Burns, owner of Omega Bakery in Holmen, said it is now too difficult to find affordable coverage from Affordable Care Act marketplace plans . Her husband Rick, who has bipolar disorder and a history of suicide attempts, returned to work full-time, largely because the family needed health insurance after recently losing their BadgerCare coverage. “I don’t think Rick would’ve taken a job if we didn’t have to worry about health insurance. His mental health would be significantly better than where it is right now,” Burns explained. She worries the demands of full-time work could undermine her husband’s recovery after a previous mental health crisis forced him to leave his job. Their tough choices coincide with pending Medicaid work requirements under a major federal policy law adopted by Republicans. Major spending cuts are forecast in the coming years. Supporters said the changes reduce unnecessary spending and strengthen program accountability but healthcare advocates warn higher costs will leave more people uninsured. Data

Wisconsin · 14d

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Wisconsin DHS no longer lists nursing home owners in public directory

Wisconsin DHS no longer lists nursing home owners in public directory.

Wisconsin · 12d
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Gov. Evers approves first-ever PFAS groundwater standard

Gov. Tony Evers has approved Wisconsin’s first enforceable PFAS groundwater standards, setting a new limit of 4.0 parts per trillion for certain PFAS contaminants.

Wisconsin · 13d

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Wisconsin DHS no longer lists nursing home owners in public directory

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services no longer publicly lists who owns nursing homes in the state. The department kept a list on its public nursing home directory that showed who owned every nursing home in Wisconsin. The information was no longer listed in August.

Wisconsin · 12d

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Crowley proposes public health insurance option, but lacks details

Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley is proposing to implement a public health insurance option if elected governor − an idea that could require hundreds of millions of dollars per year in new state spending, according to rough estimates provided by his campaign. At a late September campaign event in Milwaukee, Crowley touted an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health coverage to more Wisconsin residents, but did not provide specifics on how much the program would cost or how it would work. For months, Crowley has described the plan as a way for anyone to join BadgerCare Plus, the state's version of Medicaid that provides health coverage to low-income residents. "I don't think that we need to reinvent the wheel," Crowley said at a Wisconsin Health News event in April . "It's about strengthening and expanding people's ability to actually pay into BadgerCare as a public health option." In response to follow-up questions, however, Crowley's campaign described a proposal that would allow anyone to buy a state-sponsored and subsidized plan on the health insurance exchange set up by the Affordable Care Act. The state would transition from the federally operated exchange, also called the marketplace, and set up its own

Wisconsin · 14d

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Aspirus to host hiring event for pharmacy positions

WAUSAU – Aspirus Health will host a virtual hiring event focusing on available pharmacy positions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 10. “These events and their convenient online format allow interested candidates to explore open positions, ask questions, and schedule interviews,” said Ahna Hanke, talent representative, Aspirus Health. “Some of these positions qualify for sign-on bonuses and candidates who register will receive instructions on how to connect virtually.”

Wausau, WI · 14d

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Concerned Wisconsinites push candidates on PFAS regulations

Marinette resident Andi Rich occasionally shows her anger over how elected officials don’t always seem to grasp the significance of PFAS-contaminated groundwater. For years, Rich has kept up with the latest PFAS research and advocated for clean water in northeast Wisconsin. “It is a complicated issue, but it’s frustrating...

Green Bay, WI · 14d

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Board for People with Developmental Disabilities: Releases legislative policy priorities: The right to home care, the same rules for all schools and pathways to independence through work and affordable housing

MADISON – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) released legislative policy priorities Tuesday that focus on upholding the rights of people with disabilities to receive care at home, get an education, and live and work in their communities. People with disabilities fought for decades for laws...

Wisconsin · 15d

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Gov. Evers, DNR Announce Funding to Help 12 Communities Remove Over 15,000 Lead Service Lines to Ensure Clean, Safe Drinking Water for Wisconsinites Across the State

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced that more than $102 million has been allocated for financial assistance through the Lead Service Line Replacement Program to 12 municipalities to remove an estimated 15,028 private lead water service lines. “Since Day...

Wisconsin · 16d

The Money Overview

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Wisconsin utilities cannot cut off residential heat for nonpayment from November 1 to April 15 and must offer deferred payment agreements, the PSC says

Wisconsin’s winter moratorium on utility disconnections starts Sunday, November 1, and runs through April 15. While it is in force, utilities cannot cut off residential heating service for nonpayment, and they must offer deferred payment agreements to residential customers who cannot pay an outstanding bill in full. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, the state […] The post Wisconsin utilities cannot cut off residential heat for nonpayment from November 1 to April 15 and must offer deferred payment agreements, the PSC says appeared first on The Money Overview .

Wisconsin · 18d

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Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Celebrating Launch of Two New PFAS Programs

MADISON, WI — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating the launch of two new grant programs that will provide funding to help communities sample private wells and public water supplies for PFAS contamination. The two grant programs are funded by the $125 million PFAS Trust...

Wisconsin · 19d

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New research tool envisioned as ‘catalyst’ for innovators

A new research tool being developed through the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub is expected to go live by next summer, offering a “catalyst for all the innovators” by unifying fragmented health data. That’s according to Jomol Mathew, associate dean for informatics with the UW-Madison School of Medicine and...

Wisconsin · 16d

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Wausau accepts $300,000 from Wausau Paper in PFAS lawsuit against local industries

Wausau agreed to accept $300,000 from Wausau Paper to settle part of the city’s lawsuit blaming local industries for PFAS contamination that has cost the city more than $63 million. Alders voted 11-0 on Oct. 13, returning to open session following a closed-door meeting with the city’s lawyers. Alder...

Wausau, WI · 18d

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Wisconsin’s hospital market grows more concentrated, report finds

Wisconsin’s hospital market has become more concentrated in recent years, largely due to ownership changes, according to a report from a free-market think tank at the University of Wisconsin. Anthony Lo Sasso, the UW public affairs professor who co-authored the study from the Center for Research on the Wisconsin...

Wisconsin · 19d

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Wisconsin Ranks 16th in the Nation for Medicaid Governance

A new 50-state study from The Heartland Institute ranks Wisconsin 16th in the nation for Medicaid governance with a score of 52 out of 100, placing it second among its four neighboring states behind Iowa (7th) and ahead of Minnesota (29th), Illinois (31st), and Michigan (38th). The Medicaid Report Card:...

Wisconsin · 17d

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Rep. Tom Tiffany’s Stance on Social Security and Medicare Under Scrutiny

Rep. Tom Tiffany’s Mixed Stance on Social Security and Medicare Amid Wisconsin Governor Race. Republican Representative Tom Tiffany has consistently stated his opposition to cutting Social Security and Medicare, yet his legislative actions have shown support for initiatives that could impact these programs. Now a contender for Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, Tiffany faces scrutiny from an electorate highly opposed to reductions in safety net provisions.

Wisconsin · 20d

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Wisconsin Quietly Drops Nursing Home Owners From State Directory

Sauk County Health Care Center — Site Of Proposed Sale Scrutiny. Wisconsin families searching for a nursing home used to be able to see exactly who owned it. Not anymore. The state's directory of licensed nursing homes, maintained by the Department of Health Services, has quietly dropped all ownership information from its latest version, while still listing contact details and bed counts for each facility.

Wisconsin · 17d

WDIO News Duluth-Superior

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Minnesota, Wisconsin VA clinics offer walk-in flu and COVID shot clinics for veterans

13 Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin held the first of three walk-in flu and COVID shot clinics for veterans.

Minnesota · 19d