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A sign above glass doors on a building in the background says "MAIN ENTRANCE," "HOSPITAL / CLINIC" and "EMERGENCY." A sign in the foreground says "PARKING" under a wheelchair image.

Health & Welfare

Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

by Sarah Jane Tribble / KFF Health News January 10, 2024January 9, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

Wisconsin foster children often need mental health care to thrive. Why is it hard to help them?

by Natalie Eilbert / Green Bay Press-Gazette June 26, 2023August 22, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

No emergency needed: Community paramedics in Wisconsin, elsewhere visit patients at home

by Arielle Zionts / Kaiser Health News May 12, 2023May 11, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The outside of Aurora St. Luke's Hospital.

Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Whistleblower claims Milwaukee doctor performed unneeded surgeries

by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch April 14, 2023June 2, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

After people on Medicaid die, states including Wisconsin aggressively seek repayment

by Tony Leys / Kaiser Family Foundation March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Does Mandela Barnes support raising taxes on the middle class?

by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch October 20, 2022January 20, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin’s 173-year-old ban allows only life-saving ‘therapeutic abortions.’ No one knows what that means.

by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch August 20, 2022November 30, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Neighbors diverge on health care

by James Nord December 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Brian Sorensen (left), his wife, Lisa Nerenhausen, and son, Parker Sorensen, at their home in Appleton, Wis., on December 20, 2013. Lisa and her husband are losing coverage under BadgerCare, as part of the approximately 70,000 people that will be forced to move on to the private health care exchange. But their son, Parker, stands to gain coverage from the change, as he is among the 80,000 or so poor childless adults who may qualify for coverage under the new system.

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin family braces for a transition

by Nora HertelDecember 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

States differ widely on costs

by Nora HertelDecember 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Charles Pietrowski’s mother, Mary, fell and broke her hip at Sunrise Care Center in Milwaukee in January 2010. The nursing home did not report the incident to the Wisconsin health department, as required by law, and the state did not investigate the injury for more than seven months, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism found. The state later determined that Pietrowski fell due to negligence.

A Frail System, Government, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin nursing homes fail to report deaths, injuries

by Sarah Karon February 18, 2013June 12, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A woman in a wheelchair looks out a window.

A Frail System, Government, Health & Welfare

Center’s inquiries prompt state policy changes

by Sarah Karon February 18, 2013May 30, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch