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State employee health plan delays decisions on drug program, plan design
The board overseeing the state employee health plan held off on making decisions Wednesday on whether to establish a program that counts drug coupons toward members’ cost-sharing limits and whether to increase what members pay out of pocket for care.
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Minimum nurse-to-patient ratio bill returns
Democratic lawmakers want to set minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospital units.
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BadgerCare Plus falls in January
BadgerCare Plus lost more than 4,000 members in January.
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Experts praise FDA’s cautious approach to psychedelic medicine
As the Food and Drug Administration inches toward possible approval of psilocybin, a psychedelic medicine, experts are praising its methodical approach.
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Wisconsin challenges vaccine schedule changes
Wisconsin and 14 other states filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal overhaul of the recommended childhood vaccine schedule.
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Grafton hospital starts construction on expansion
Construction is underway at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton.
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Hospital workforce vacancy rates improve
Hospital workforce vacancy rates continue to improve, according to the latest look released by the Wisconsin Hospital Association Tuesday. However, rates are still more than double what they were before the pandemic.
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Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings more hospitals to Wisconsin
Three new rehabilitation hospitals pursued by Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health, are moving forward in Wisconsin.
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APPLETON, Wis. (Feb. 4, 2026) — Families across the Fox Valley region are gaining new pathways to health care thanks to a $400,000 investment from Medica, a mission-driven, member-focused non-profit health plan in Wisconsin....
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Healthcare.gov sign-ups fall from last year
About 22,000 fewer Wisconsinites signed up for health insurance coverage during the past Healthcare.gov open enrollment period than the one before it.
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MGS opens Richfield facility
Germantown-based MGS, a healthcare contract development and manufacturing organization, has opened a manufacturing facility in Richfield.
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Milwaukee Public Schools receives federal boost for school psychology pipeline
Milwaukee Public Schools is receiving federal dollars to boost its school psychology workforce by partnering with Alverno College in Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Guardianship bill heads to Senate with hospital price transparency provisions
Lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that would create an alternative to the current guardianship process, a proposal that hospitals say would help them free up beds and advocates for older adults and those with disabilities warn would limit patient protections.
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Assembly passes postpartum Medicaid extension, cancer screening bills
The Assembly sent bills Thursday to Gov. Tony Evers that would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a year and require that insurers cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk women with no cost-sharing.
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Assembly plans to take up Medicaid postpartum, cancer screening bills
The Assembly is set to take up bills Thursday that would extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year and require that insurers cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk women.
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