Author: Tim Stumm

Universities of Wisconsin workers are expected to have paid parental leave benefits starting this summer.

A Republican Northwoods congressman supports a plan that would undo President Joe Biden’s move to restrict the availability of short-term health plans that don’t comply with Affordable Care Act protections.

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday directed the Department of Health Services to ensure BadgerCare Plus members can access a new daily over-the-counter oral contraception with no out-of-pocket costs. 

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, is questioning the federal Department of Veterans Affairs on whether it’s resolved issues with its new electronic health record system as it goes live at its north Chicago health center. 

Medicaid health plan leaders are praising state officials for a smooth return of Medicaid renewals, after they were put on hold during the pandemic. 

The Senate on Tuesday approved a few health-related measures during its anticipated final session of the year. 

Wisconsin has joined nine other states and the Federal Trade Commission in suing a cancer fund and its owner for deceiving donors, according to a Tuesday statement from the state's Department of Justice. 

An Eau Claire County court on Tuesday denied a request by a Chippewa Valley orthopedics clinic to delay the closure of two hospitals in western Wisconsin. 

Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday urged the Republican-controlled, budget-writing committee to release $125 million to fight contamination by so-called “forever chemicals.”