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Medica focuses on long-term value in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 5, 2026 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Four-and-a-half years ago, Minnesota-based Medica and Dean Health Plan finalized a strategic partnership.

Lifepoint Health welcomes back Watertown Regional Medical Center

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 4, 2026 | Hospitals, Top Stories | 0 |

Tennessee-based Lifepoint Health has reacquired Watertown Regional Medical Center.

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ABC for Health staff organize

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 4, 2026 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Staff members at ABC for Health, a nonprofit law firm in Madison that helps its clients with health coverage and medical debt challenges, are unionizing.

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Nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison will vote next week on unionization

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 4, 2026 | Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - Madison will vote June 11 on whether to unionize.

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State begins ending wait list for disability employment program

by Tim Stumm | Jun 3, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Workforce Development on Tuesday began removing people with disabilities from a wait list for career services, after lawmakers provided $7 million more to it over the biennium.

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DHS seeks public comment on renewing Children’s Long-Term Support Program

by Tim Stumm | Jun 3, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services is seeking public comment on a plan to renew a program that supports kids with disabilities for five more years.

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ThedaCare’s simulation lab to support its graduate medical education program

by Tim Stumm | Jun 3, 2026 | Top Stories | 0 |

ThedaCare said last week it completed a simulation lab to support its graduate medical education program, as it prepares to welcome its first residents next month for an internal medicine residency program it received accreditation for last fall.

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Health Secretary Kennedy talks rural health, ‘real food’ and faith-based addiction treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 2, 2026 | Rural Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in western Wisconsin Monday to highlight the Trump administration’s work to support rural healthcare, eating “real food” and faith-based addiction treatment.

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Abingdon Health plans Madison expansion

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 2, 2026 | Health Tech, Top Stories | 0 |

United Kingdom-based Abingdon Health, which makes rapid diagnostic tests and helps companies receive regulatory approvals for their products, will expand operations at its U.S. headquarters in Madison.

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Rogers launches program to support seniors’ mental health

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 2, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Rogers Behavioral Health opened a mental health program for seniors at its Brown Deer campus Monday.

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Depression screening could help the state avoid $59 million in healthcare costs

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 1, 2026 | Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Improving depression screening could help the state avoid $59 million in healthcare costs, the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality said in a recent report.

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