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How Oconto County contained its measles outbreak
Public health strategies, like contact tracing, isolation and public education, contained this year’s measles outbreak in Oconto County.
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St. Croix Regional Medical Center receives federal help for replacement hospital
St. Croix Regional Medical Center will receive $105 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build a 130,000-square-foot replacement hospital in St. Croix Falls.
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Objection slows plan to reduce call wait times at DSPS
The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has put the brakes on a plan by the state’s licensing agency to use technology to reduce call wait times.
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State employee health plan extends contract, eyes wellness program
The Group Insurance Board, which oversees the health plan for state and some local government employees, recently renewed its wellness program contract with WebMD for an additional year.
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Lakeland Care, CareSource drop affiliation plan
Lakeland Care, a managed care organization based in Fond du Lac, will no longer join CareSource, an Ohio-based nonprofit health insurer.
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Inner Haven Wellness expands to metro Milwaukee
Inner Haven Wellness, a provider that treats eating disorders, will expand into the Milwaukee area next month.
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Kaul calls on Congress to reject ban on state laws addressing AI
Congress should reject a moratorium on state laws addressing artificial intelligence, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and 35 other attorneys general wrotecongressional leaders last week.
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Milwaukee mental health leaders talk progress
Wisconsin Health News assembled a panel of experts this week to discuss how Milwaukee is redesigning its mental healthcare system, including how they’d grade the redesign process.
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Press ReleasesThe Alliance Welcomes Over 100 New Employer-Members
MADISON, WI—A growing number of Wisconsin employers are exploring self-funded health plans to gain more control over rising healthcare costs. The Alliance added more than 100 new employer-members in the past year, marking one of...
Medicare/Medicaid
Anthem joins Family Care program
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin is set to join the state’s Medicaid long-term care market next year.
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Insurance
Most insurers report profitable first half of year
Wisconsin insurers stayed mostly in the black during the first half of 2025, according to a Wisconsin Health News analysis of filings with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
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Health Reform
Baldwin seeks to create special ACA enrollment period for expectant moms
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced a bill that would create a special enrollment period for Affordable Care Act coverage for expectant mothers.
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Hospitals
Western Wisconsin providers look to former HSHS employees for workforce needs
Western Wisconsin healthcare providers are confident they’ll have the workforce for new and expanded facilities they’re pursuing after last year’s hospital shutdowns.
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Legislative
Assembly Republicans block vote on Medicaid postpartum extension
Assembly Republicans on Wednesday headed off an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on a bill that would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a year.
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Health Tech
Abbott reaches $23 billion deal to buy Exact Sciences
Illinois-based Abbott has inked a definitive agreement to buy Exact Sciences, the Madison-headquartered cancer detection company, in a deal valued at $23 billion.
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More From Wisconsin Health News
Wisconsin challenges FoodShare eligibility restrictions
Wisconsin, 20 other states and the District of Columbia are challenging new eligibility restrictions on federal food assistance that they warn could result in states facing significant financial penalties.
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Wisconsin sues over feds stepping away from Housing First policies
Attorney General Josh Kaul sued last week over federal changes to housing grants that his office said would, in part, deprioritize services for those with mental health issues and substance use disorders.
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Compass Health Center opens Wisconsin location
Compass Health Center, a mental healthcare provider with locations in Illinois and Maryland, opened a facility in Brookfield last month.
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BadgerCare Plus enrollment rises
BadgerCare Plus enrollment ticked up in October for the first time this year.
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