Wisconsin Health News

25/11/2025

A company that ran a chain of long-term care facilities in Wisconsin and its former CEO will each pay $146 million in restitution and $8.5 million in forfeiture after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and tax conspiracy.

A company that ran a chain of long-term care facilities in Wisconsin and its former CEO will each pay $146 million in restitution and $8.5 million in forfeiture after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud and tax conspiracy.

25/11/2025

Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would create a special enrollment period for Affordable Care Act coverage for expectant mothers.

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.

25/11/2025

A federal jury convicted the owner and operator of a defunct prenatal care coordination company in Milwaukee of 20 federal charges, including healthcare fraud, identity theft and money laundering.

A federal jury convicted the owner and operator of a defunct prenatal care coordination company in Milwaukee of 20 federal charges, including healthcare fraud, identity theft and money laundering.

24/11/2025

Wisconsin’s top health official on Friday condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for suggesting a link between vaccines and autism.

Wisconsin’s top health official on Friday condemned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for suggesting a link between vaccines and autism.

24/11/2025

Almost 60 percent of unpaid caregivers provide at least 20 hours of care per week, according to the results of a survey released last week by Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations.

Almost 60 percent of unpaid caregivers provide at least 20 hours of care per week, according to the results of a survey released last week by Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations.

24/11/2025

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, introduced a package of bills last week that target Medicare Advantage.

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Black Earth, introduced a package of bills last week that target Medicare Advantage.

21/11/2025

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.

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.

20/11/2025

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.

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.

20/11/2025

Care options in western Wisconsin are growing, more than a year and a half after Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health shuttered two hospitals and 19 clinics in the region.

Care options in western Wisconsin are growing, more than a year and a half after Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea Health shuttered two hospitals and 19 clinics in the region.

20/11/2025

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.

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.

19/11/2025

A year-and-a-half after two western Wisconsin hospitals shut their doors, health systems are pursuing expansion and building projects to meet the Chippewa Valley’s healthcare needs.