Wisconsin Health News

What does Wisconsin's new Democratic trifecta mean for healthcare? wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@MedicalCollege has named a new executive director for the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Democrats swept the governor’s race and Legislature in Tuesday’s elections, giving the party a trifecta in state government for the first time since 2010. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@DHSWI is recommending the measles vaccine for infants who are 6 to 11 months old and whose families are likely to be exposed to the illness. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Voters in Eau Claire and La Crosse on Tuesday will decide whether to create local committees charged with making recommendations on how to improve healthcare access and affordability. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@GovEvers last week signed off on the state’s first enforceable standards for “forever chemicals” in groundwater. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@mfldclinic transferred its Beaver Dam campus to @UWHealth on Sunday. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Affordable Care Act enrollment opened Sunday, with Wisconsinites facing higher prices and a shifting landscape of options. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@DHSWI notified its partners Friday that they may have received emails impersonating DHS staff as part of a phishing scam seeking credentials and personal information. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Marquette County is the latest Wisconsin county to report a measles case, bringing the total to 10 counties currently seeing outbreaks. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Wisconsin hospitals reported a net income of $3.25 billion in fiscal year 2025, up $230 million from FY 2024. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

At a Wisconsin Health News virtual event, panelists discussed what policymakers can do to help family caregivers. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The growing financial strain of caregiving is hitting the pocketbooks of Wisconsinites and residents in their neighboring states harder than others. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

A majority of Wisconsinites support amending the state’s constitution to guarantee a right to access abortion. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

HealthX Ventures, a Madison-based venture capital firm, is supporting a New Jersey company that uses artificial intelligence to help people record, understand and share health information. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Jackson County is the latest Wisconsin county to see measles cases. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The number of kids receiving blood lead tests has increased, after declining during the COVID-19 pandemic and following a recommendation by the Department of Health Services that all kids get tested. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The Wisconsin State Building Commission last week signed off on a $61.2 million improvement project at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

An affiliate of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours will acquire @SurgeryPartners, a Tennessee-headquartered operator of surgical facilities, including sites in Wisconsin. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@AspirusHealth is shutting down its eight-bed hospice house in Woodruff and transitioning its care to homes, long-term care facilities and community settings. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…