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Government, Health & Welfare

What you need to know about changes to FoodShare (SNAP) and Medicaid

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 26, 2025September 25, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The budget reconciliation bill could change the requirements around accessing FoodShare and Medicaid.

Does Medicare Advantage cost more than traditional Medicare?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is the majority of federal government spending mandatory?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is Donald Trump ‘threatening to slash Medicare’?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 21, 2024August 21, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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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

Economy, Health & Welfare

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

by Tony Leys / Kaiser Family Foundation February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did Ron Johnson say that he has ‘always been a supporter of big pharma?’

by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch November 1, 2022January 30, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did Wisconsin US Sen. Ron Johnson say he wants to end Social Security and Medicare?

by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch September 29, 2022January 20, 2023 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

Government, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

How to find nursing home inspection reports

by Sarah Karon February 17, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch