Community paramedics are providing non-emergency care in at least six cities in Wisconsin with eight others in the planning stages.
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PFAS are in rain jackets, hiking pants, shirts and other clothing. Here’s what to know.
There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat.
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When college athletes take their own lives, healing the team becomes the next goal
In the weeks after Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide last March, her grieving teammates were inseparable even when not training.
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After people on Medicaid die, states including Wisconsin aggressively seek repayment
Wisconsin’s ‘estate recovery program’ recouped more than $31 million in the 2019 fiscal year
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A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk
A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn’t even use her insurance to pay for it.
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Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch
Nursing home closures largely stem from a shortage of workers. The problem could deepen as pandemic-era government assistance dries up and care facilities struggle to compete with rising wages offered by other employers.