Author: Ellie Borstad

Fort Healthcare, Fort Atkinson, Wis., and Southwest Health, Platteville, Wis., have met the high quality standards required for participation in the QualityPath program from The Alliance, a cooperative of 240 employers with self-funded health benefit plans for employees and family members.

The Department of Health Services (DHS) today launched a campaign to inform parents about brightly packaged, candy-flavored tobacco products targeted to appeal to children. The “Tobacco is Changing” campaign is scheduled to run through February in various media.

Beginning January 2018, the City of Milwaukee will join cities nationwide in launching a grading system for food establishments. Milwaukee’s Sanitation Grading System will result in letter grade placards posted at food service establishments citywide, improving how the City of Milwaukee Health Department rates the sanitation of food service establishments and how that information is made available to the public.

Disability Rights Wisconsin has released a new resource guide for families of Milwaukee County children with special needs. The Family Friendly Guide to Services for Milwaukee County Special Needs Children and Youth and their Families was developed as a resource for African American families and service providers, to help families access community programs for children with disabilities.

Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) today announced that the company generated revenue of $72.6 million and completed approximately 161,000 Cologuard tests during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017. Third-quarter 2017 revenue and completed Cologuard test volume grew 158 percent and 136 percent, respectively, from the same period of 2016.

Many people are confused by what they read online and hear in the news, but here is what everyone needs to know: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, the Marketplace, or Healthcare.gov, has health insurance plans available statewide, and most people qualify for discounts to make those plans more affordable. The enrollment period for 2018 coverage runs November 1 – December 15, 2017.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that they are pleased with the progress the state is making in preventing childhood lead poisoning, but both agencies acknowledge that there is work left to do.