CARE
Nursing homes get financial bump as lawmakers OK health care bill
By Danielle Killey Nursing homes and other care facilities will get more state money than they have seen in years. Sen. Tony Lourey, DFL-Kerrick, said the budget plan lawmakers approved last week inc...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 6:40 PM
Change fatigue in health care
The patient was at the hospital for a straightforward same-day surgery but the admission process fell far short of efficient. She was directed hither and yon - first to the registration desk, then to ...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 3:39 PM
Horseshoe Crab to Cancer Cure?
Horseshoe crabs have a protein that tags bacteria and tells their body to destroy it. This led 15 year old sophomore Riley Ennis to ask this question. If we could take their name tag, a bit of the pat...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:10 AM
Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask First
"If you are traveling with young children, make sure you secure your own oxygen mask first" Whenever I fly, I am always struck by the fact that they give this instruction to the plane full of passeng...
Posted on 2/15/13 at 11:33 AM
What fills you up?
In life there are so many things that zap our energy. Often we become so busy just trying to get things done that we end up forgetting to fill up the engine. Here I am speaking of doing things that gi...
Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:23 AM
State agency gives $25,000 to child care provider allegedly overpaid in Wisconsin Shares program
Wisconsin NewsState officials have been trying to get back $103,000 overpaid to a Milwaukee child care provider in the Wisconsin Shares program.
September 18, 2009
Child care delivery vans now need alarms
Wisconsin NewsState lawmakers gave their final approval Tuesday to making child care delivery vans have alarms, so drivers don’t leave any kids behind.
April 29, 2009
Child care center enforcements up 50 percent from 2007
Wisconsin NewsState officials are keeping a closer eye on child care centers.
By Mike Simonson , April 16, 2009
Wisconsin will get $34 million for child vaccinations and child care for needy families
Wisconsin NewsWisconsin will get $34 million in federal stimulus funds to provide more child care to needy families and protect more kids from diseases.
April 10, 2009
More workers, swipe cards part of Doyle plan to fight abuse in child care program
Wisconsin NewsGov. Jim Doyle has announced part of his plan to reform Wisconsin Shares, the state-funded child care program for the working poor.
February 12, 2009
Governor and others express need to reform child-care assistance program
Wisconsin NewsOfficials from the governor on down are expressing the need to reform Wisconsin’s child-care assistance program.
January 27, 2009
Four sisters rake in more than $500,000 through loophole in welfare law
Wisconsin NewsIn Racine, four sisters take care of each other’s 17 children, and you’re paying for it.
January 26, 2009
Health care deductibles increasing across the state
More Wisconsin families are spending at least $1,000 a year on health care before their insurance benefits totally kick in.November 20, 2008
Two due in court in what’s called state’s biggest case of child care fraud
Wisconsin NewsTwo Milwaukee women are due in court today (Thursday) in what’s called the biggest case of child care fraud in state history.
October 23, 2008
Health care hot topic on state campaign trail
Wisconsin NewsOnly 13 percent of Wisconsinites in a recent poll cited health care as the top issue in the presidential race. But it’s a sizzling topic among those running for the state Legislature.
By Glen Moberg , October 22, 2008
Apply by Oct. 31 for health care scholarship
Non-traditional students pursuing degrees in health care have until Friday, Oct. 31, to apply for a scholarship from the Kinnickinnic Health Foundation.October 22, 2008
Editorial: No lack of health care
Pierce County is fortunate to be located in the midst of a large array of health care providers.October 15, 2008
Letter: Voters against health care added to crisis, he says
The recent bailout of financial institutions is an expensive boondoggle that will fail to correct the root problems of the American economic problems.By Ben Plunkett, River Falls , October 15, 2008
Atheist group loses suit against VA over religious assessments
Wisconsin NewsMadison’s Freedom from Religion Foundation had no right to sue the Department of Veterans Affairs for putting religion in its veterans’ health care programs.
August 07, 2008
Small business health care cooperative looks to form in western Wisconsin
Wisconsin NewsAffordable health care for small business owners and their employees in western Wisconsin is the goal of a group looking to form a health care cooperative.
July 28, 2008
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