Wisconsin Health News

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…

The consortium behind Wisconsin’s push to position itself as a biohealth and precision medicine center is sharing what it’s doing and learning with other federally designated regional tech hubs. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The @uwsmph broke ground Friday on a $62 million project that aims to boost medical imaging and targeted treatments. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Measles cases this year in Wisconsin have topped 300. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

A committee for the Dane County Board of Supervisors voted last week to provide @journeymhc an additional $70,000 through the county’s 2027 budget. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…