Author: Tim Stumm

Mayo Clinic Health System recently expanded its Osseo hospital. 

Wisconsin joined other states Tuesday in filing a lawsuit over a federal rule that they say unlawfully limits full access to federal student loans for students pursuing some healthcare careers. 

FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Inc., a developer and maker of human-induced pluripotent stem cells, marked the opening Tuesday of its new headquarters and development and manufacturing facility in Madison. 

Wisconsin’s declining cigarette smoking rate is improving residents’ health but leading to a fall in tax revenue, according to a Tuesday report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. 

Disability rights organizations oppose a $1.8 billion bill backed by Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders that would spend down part of the state’s projected budget surplus to cut taxes and boost education funding. 

The Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday released $3.5 million to reimburse the cost of training for those seeking to become emergency responders. 

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeing patients at a specialized emergency mental health facility it opened in April. 

Many healthcare industry leaders want to press forward with the concept of rewarding providers for low-cost and high-quality healthcare, despite some health systems shying away from such arrangements. 

Some Family Care members can now choose Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield as their managed care organization. 

Sixteen Wisconsin hospitals received top marks on patient safety from The Leapfrog Group in its most recent grades.