NATIONAL
- AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care
- Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership
- Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars
- CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines
- CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow
- CDC to regain control of hospital pandemic data despite criticism
- CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations
- CMS heading into facilities to help determine federal staffing mandate
- Eyes on EMTALA in abortion fights
- FTC tells states to avoid shielding hospital mergers from antitrust enforcement
- House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package
- Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Standards Tackle Health Disparities
- WHO to rename monkeypox
- States are unhappy with how the feds are handling monkeypox
- ‘Frustration and Stress’: State Officials Fault Rollout of Monkeypox Vaccine
- Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers
ALABAMA
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- Maternal health care is disappearing in rural communities
- Alabama midwives speak out against proposed regulations for birth centers
- San Francisco healthcare company moving to Alabama
- Huntsville Hospital received $2 million in pandemic aid despite reporting $40 million in expenses
- Alabama up to 30 monkeypox cases as US total tops 11,000
ALASKA
- Campaign to boost Alaska’s health care workforce gets a nearly $10 million infusion
- Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: State reports increase in hospitalizations compared to previous week
- Anchorage’s Mobile Crisis Team hopes funding to operate 24/7 will expand ability to address mental health crises
- Health Affairs report shows Alaskans spent more out-of-pocket dollars on health care than residents in any other state in 2019
ARIZONA
- Former workers at closed Arizona hospital sue, allege they’re due unpaid wages
- Northern Arizona Healthcare CEO steps down
- Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona
- Florence Spyrow out as CEO of Northern Arizona Healthcare
- KTAR, Arizona Sports host annual fundraiser for Phoenix Children’s
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital sees increase in respiratory syncytial virus infections
- Baptist Health cuts ribbon on PACE Adult Day Health Center
- Sustained financial pressure on hospitals could threaten access to care
- $500M Mercy project includes cancer center
CALIFORNIA
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- 3 health systems face lawsuits for allegedly sharing patient data with Facebook
- Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months
- Fired nurse settles lawsuit with California hospital over bachelor’s degree requirement
- Kaiser mental health workers to begin strike
- Palmdale hospital’s new CEO has past Valley experience
- Report: More than 18K behavioral health workers needed in San Diego County
- Seton nurses call for hospital finance probe in wake of no-confidence vote in administrator
- Stockton Doctor and Medical Practice Agree to Pay Nearly $2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Health Care Fraud
- UC San Diego Health names new CIO
- United Health Centers says patient data was stolen
- Valley nursing home workers calling for increased pay and staffing
COLORADO
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- New Colorado Mountain Medical program helps employees grow into health care industry
- Thousands on waitlist for monkeypox vaccine in Colorado
- Colorado COVID cases expected to keep declining into mid-October
- Safeway pharmacies expand over-the-counter services amid new Colorado law
- New partnership aims to bring needed mental health care to Cherry Creek students
- Parkview Health System unveils its $58 million Pueblo West orthopedic center
- Colorado Springs nursing home latest to close their doors due to staffing shortages, high costs
- Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Receives $2.3M to support elderly quality of life program
CONNECTICUT
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- Connecticut ditches $20M health information exchange software
- From CIO to CEO? Connecticut exec makes the move
- Ophthalmologist fined $15K for operating on eyes in the wrong order
- Two Health Insurers Grilled for Proposing Rate Increases of 20 and 25 Percent
- Infant Formula Shortages Still Squeeze Mothers in Connecticut
- Greystone Provides $47M in Financing for 5 SNFs; ESI Arranges Senior Care Portfolio Sale
- With CT safe harbor law passed, clinicians training to perform abortions
- Signify Health to layoff 489 people, including 45 in Connecticut
- State officials nixed health information network computer software they spent $20M developing
DC
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- Baptist Health System, 4 other hospitals report patient information exposed in vendor email hack
- Florida Orthopaedic Institute to pay $4M to settle claims it did not protect patient data
- HCA Florida Citrus Hospital spending millions on patient comfort and ease
- Sarasota-based health care company announces rebrand
- State proposes new hospital licensure rule
- Two South Florida colleges receive grants to expand medical education programs
- BayCare Health System Tops Out $326M South Florida Baptist Hospital
- HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Okaloosa school district to build health academy
GEORGIA
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- Monkeypox cases are rising fast in Georgia — along with COVID-19
- PruittHealth CEO: Nursing Home Operators Can’t Break Into Small Markets Without Government Support
- Two Georgia health systems to receive $300M in federal funds
- Georgia hospital to close extended care center
- Monkeypox cases are growing in Florida and Georgia, vaccines arriving
- Georgia may end Parkridge challenge of new Ringgold hospital
- Georgia health leaders ramp up monkeypox response
- CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia Receives Accreditation From CIHQ
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- ‘The unwinding’: Idaho Medicaid must recheck eligibility for 131K people when U.S. emergency ends
- Idaho health care providers receive federal funding for rural communities
- Idaho specialty hospital acquired for $67.5M
- Idaho Health Data Exchange files for bankruptcy, with $4 million owed to creditors
- Idaho rural health clinics to receive $3.6 million in USDA emergency grants
- Idaho hospital’s $40M heart center, outpatient expansion to allow hiring of 20+ physicians
ILLINOIS
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- 3 health systems face lawsuits for allegedly sharing patient data with Facebook
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital sued over data sharing
- Illinois Hospital Agrees to Pay $10.3M in COVID Vaccine Mandate Settlement
- Renovated suburban medical center property sold for $15 million
- UChicago Medicine names Dr. Maia Hightower chief data, technology officer
- Illinois launching community health care program for seniors
- CDC reports more than 800 monkeypox cases in IL
- Illinois’ COVID-19 case rate, new hospitalizations continue decline
INDIANA
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- Ownership change for Fayette County health center
- Northern Indiana nursing home closing facility due to high labor costs
- Indiana coronavirus updates: CDC map shows 60 Indiana counties at ‘high risk’ of spreading COVID-19
- Ascension St. Vincent earns brain tumor certificatio
- Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital receives special accreditations
- Union Health expands surgical options
- Baptist Health opens new hybrid facility in southern Indiana
- Advocates push legislature to counter rising medical debt
IOWA
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- U of Iowa Hospital seeks to add 2 floors to inpatient tower
- Telehealth’s importance in rural communities, per Dr. James Blum
- Receiver appointed for 8 nursing homes in ‘dire’ financial position
- University of Iowa hospital eyeing $95M ‘vertical expansion of inpatient tower’
- Iowa hospital ratings are updated, but offer conflicting guidance to consumers
- Iowa hospital pranked by fake billboard
- Two Iowa towns get more than $300,000 from USDA for health care improvement
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
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- PACE arrives in Kentucky, aims for cost-effective, quality care
- KHA pushes for expansion of hospital payment program
- Report addresses eastern Kentucky nursing shortage
- Abortion in Kentucky will remain illegal for now, but state Supreme Court will hear case
- Kentucky health system mourns marketing, communications vice president
- Confluent Health cuts ribbon new headquarters creating 350 new full-time jobs
LOUISIANA
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- Lakeview Regional Medical Center names Michael Queen deputy chief of staff
- Louisiana hospital denies abortion for fetus without a skull
- Louisiana Department of Health discusses new nursing home preparedness laws
- After Ida deaths, several more Louisiana nursing home evacuation sites labeled unfit
- Officials find problems with several more Louisiana nursing home evacuation sites
- Spine Hospital of Louisiana selects new CEO; see who will replace outgoing leader
- Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas talks about merger with Rush Health Systems
- University Medical Center New Orleans names Dr. Emily Sedgwick as CEO
MAINE
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- MaineHealth and Anthem settle long-running contract dispute
- Maine hospitals reject report finding them noncompliant with price transparency rules
- Mainers can’t easily compare prices at hospitals as required by new federal law
- Maine Medical Center nurses voting on union future
- Maine Med nurses will decide whether to decertify their union
MARYLAND
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- University of Maryland Medical System announces $2.3M in community grants across state
- University of Maryland reports first presumptive monkeypox case
- Maryland hospitals face shortages of nurses, other professionals
- Frederick Health Taking Advantage of EHR Genomics Module
- Maryland extends unique health care payment deal with feds for better, lower cost health care
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Boston Children’s faces harassment campaign over transgender healthcare
- General Catalyst: Why the VC firm with an unassuming name should have healthcare’s attention
- Mass General Brigham posts $949M quarterly net loss
- Skilled nursing provider hit with $55K settlement over patient record access
- Moderna taps new CFO
- Boston Children’s Hospital deluged in harassment campaign
- AG Healey Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Abortion Rights
- The best and worst states to have a baby: report
MICHIGAN
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- BCBS Michigan rolling out digital family building, maternity support program
- Downriver native Kristine Donahue now leading three area Beaumont hospitals
- Henry Ford Health reports negative operating margin
- CDC reports ‘fast-moving’ E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio
- Michigan health insurance companies ordered to lower costs
- Nurses sue University of Michigan claiming it won’t bargain over safe workloads
- Rohs named SW Mich. regional president of Ascension Michigan
- Michigan nurse shortage could get some relief through new Oakland University, BHSH program
- Union representing nurses at University of Michigan sues over workload
- Michigan health clinics overwhelmed by demand for monkeypox vaccine
MINNESOTA
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- 15,000 Minnesota nurses move toward possible strike
- Nurses in Twin Cities, Duluth vote to authorize strike
- UnitedHealth’s year of acquisitions: 5 major deals to know
- Inside Dana Erickson’s first 10 months as CEO of Blue Cross MN
- UnitedHealth Group buys Medicare insurer in Texas
- Mayo and Mercy’s collaboration aims to speed up algorithm development, validation
- Nurses at Essentia Health in Moose Lake vote to strike, joining 15,000 nurses
- St. Cloud Surgical Center Celebrates 50 Years, Honors 101-Year-Old Founder
- Where Mayo Clinic is exploring clinical AI development
MISSISSIPPI
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- UMMC hosts Mississippi Health Innovation Conference
- Mississippi hospital having problems with clogged sewer line
- Greenwood Leflore Hospital: No timeline to reopen, officials say
- Mississippi Health Innovation conference searches for new solutions to improve health outcomes
- ‘What happened?’ Health department will hire an outsider to evaluate Mississippi COVID-19 response
- Rise in monkeypox cases lead to health concerns in Mississippi
MISSOURI
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- An inside look at Columbia’s soon-to-open Burrell Behavioral Health 24/7 rapid access crisis unit
- A St. Louis-area air ambulance firm seeks workers to make decisions ‘2,000 feet up in the air’
- Ascension promotes Dr. Richard Fogel to chief clinical officer
- Honor or cultural appropriation? Hospital name spurs debate
- How Children’s Mercy Kansas City increased its bond rating through the pandemic
- BJC Healthcare taps Tommye Austin as chief nurse executive
- Missouri healthcare workers protest proposed PTO overhaul
- Mismanaged hospitals in rural Missouri abandoned their own employees’ health insurance plans
- Missouri hospital hit with credit rating downgrade
- Missouri hospital owner failed to provide workers with health insurance
- Collapse of private equity-backed Missouri hospitals mired employees in medical bills
- Scotland County Hospital makes leadership changes, closes Memphis Pharmacy
- Wayne Reid appointed CEO of Salem Memorial Hospital District
- Missouri crisis centers see wave of calls since the 988 suicide hotline’s launch
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- CHI Health Nebraska Heart names Dr. Rick Thompson president
- Bryan hopes to ease Nebraska’s nursing shortage through telehealth services
- Pandemic sent Nebraska patients, providers from exam room to computer platform. What’s next for telehealth?
- Cyberattacks targeting ag co-ops, Nebraska hospital thwarted by FBI
NEVADA
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- Nevada Legislature approves new investments in mental, public health
- A month into 988, call volumes up, but state behavioral health infrastructure isn’t
- Nevada only state in US with all counties at ‘low’ COVID levels
- COVID-19 reinfections on the rise in Nevada
- More than $45 million approved to support Nevada’s Children’s System of Care
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Dartmouth Health names Dr. Brant Oliver vice president of care experience
- New Hampshire health officials report two new COVID-19 deaths
- Planned maternity ward closure draws AG’s attention, raises concerns among health care leaders
- Survey shows NH second nationwide for children’s health and well-being, but mental health challenges are large
- Dartmouth Health requiring COVID-19 booster for employees
- Frisbie’s plan to stop labor and delivery services part of concerning trend in NH
NEW JERSEY
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- Governor Murphy drops testing mandate for unvaccinated teachers, state workers
- Hackensack Meridian Health promotes 7 leaders
- New Jersey CarePoint Hospitals Sue Cigna for ERISA Violations
- New Jersey medical office building with SCA Health ASC sold
- Atlantic Health System welcomes chief health system officer
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- 2 New York physicians building eye center
- Garnet Health announces cuts to hospital, outpatient care
- Glens Falls Hospital names new CEO
- Medical billing vendor data breach affects more than 942,000 patients
- Mount Sinai spinoff lays off 250 employees; founder exits
- Mount Sinai launches human genome sequencing project
- NYC Health + Hospitals to monitor polio, monkeypox via wastewater surveillance
- NYC Health + Hospitals launches new website
- NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Patient experience is rebounding, but our work is not over
- New York surgeon’s No Surprises Act lawsuit tossed
- North American Partners in Anesthesia offers services to NYU Langone ASC
- Northwell Health to open $17.5M advanced cardiovascular care center
- Practice Resources, LLC notifies 942,138 patients after ransomware attack
- Upstate, Crouse Hospital officials reveal financial details of proposed merger
- ‘Silent’ spread of polio in New York drives CDC to consider additional vaccinations for some people
- Watertown Medical Practice to Pay $850,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Battle heats up for hospital expansions in Wake County
- Facebook tracker compromised PHI of 1.3M Novant Health patients
- Failed Medicaid expansion negotiations reveal N.C. hospitals’ might
- Gov. Cooper lifts state’s COVID-19 state of emergency
- Inspections at UNC, Wilson hospitals find more problems, keeping funding at risk
- Interest in life sciences space in the Triangle remains intense
- Mission lawsuit merger: Asheville, Buncombe, Brevard try to team up in class action case
- Novant Health Notifies Patients About Unauthorized Disclosure of PHI via Meta Pixel Code on Patient Portal
- Raleigh pharma considers options to avoid Nasdaq delisting, halts work on one of its drugs
- Raleigh pharma raising $122M to prep for potential commercialization
- These 3 rural NC areas to receive $1.8 million in federal grants for better health care
- WakeMed seeks permission to build new Garner hospital, new 150-bed mental health hospital
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital wound care center recognized for clinical excellence
- CDC warns of E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio
- ONE Health Ohio in Youngstown awarded $65,500 in COVID-19 funding
- Commissioners approve bonds for Mercy Health
- COVID cases decrease for 3rd straight week in Ohio
- Monkeypox present but remains a small concern in Ohio
- Cleveland Clinic, UH, other area hospitals earn five stars in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ratings
- CVS Health makes $18.9M investment in affordable homes for Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center appoints new interim leader as CEO search continues
- Blue Water Vaccines plans to study new monkeypox vaccine, stock jumps
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
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- How Oregon will decide where to deploy $333M in opioid settlement funds
- Oregon hospital overpaid employees by $2M, wants money back
- OHSU Health names Jennifer Doll new CFO
- Providence Health workers allege their paychecks were botched by new computer system: lawsuit
- Oregon expands mental health services to students
- Oregon State Hospital may face admissions limits to ease overcrowding
- Oregon hospital demanding $2M from employees
- Coronavirus in Oregon: Cases, hospitalizations and other data show continued decline in virus impact
- With Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
- OHA establishes 4 new Regional Health Equity Coalitions
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Crozer Health reaches agreement with Delaware County to preserve behavioral health services
- Hahnemann bankruptcy agreement sidelines former owner Joel Freedman and clears way for property sale
- Hospital to receive grant for emergency dept. upgrade
- Northeast Philadelphia pharmacy agrees to pay over $4M to settle illegal opioid distribution charges
- St. Luke’s expands behavioral health facility in Quakertown
- UPMC Children’s confirms employee monkeypox case
- Pennsylvania hospital eyes $2.3M Meditech install
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- South Dakota Universities team up to tackle the nursing crisis
- Fitch Affirms Monument Health’s (SD) Revenue Debt and IDR at ‘AA-‘; Outlook Stable
- Family claims Wilmot Care Center neglected care of relative
- Why should you care if nursing homes close?
- Data on demand: Using analytics to tackle operational challenges
TENNESSEE
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- CXO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center to step down
- HCA hospitals make 21 leadership changes
- State issues second order for Memphis nursing home to shut down
- Some Rural Hospitals Are in Such Bad Shape, Local Governments Are Practically Giving Them Away
- COVID-19 infections increased statewide last week but dropped again in Davidson County
- New Data Indicates TN’s Kids Struggling with Mental Health
- Saint Thomas West becomes first hospital in Middle TN to implant wireless pacemaker
- Tennessee ranks 36th for child well-being
- Plans made for monkeypox vaccine rollout in Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
TEXAS
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- 5 Tenet hospitals seeking CFOs
- Kryuus lands contract to create Christus digital directory
- As monkeypox cases climb and vaccine is in short supply, some Texas cities declare an emergency
- Baptist Health System, 4 other hospitals report patient information exposed in vendor email hack
- McKinney hospital, surgical centers targeted by group of Russian hackers
- MD Anderson, Empyrean partner on radiation oncology treatments
- New ASC being built in Austin, Texas
- UnitedHealth Group buys Medicare insurer in Texas
- Twenty states, D.C. join in opposing Texas lawsuit on emergency abortion care
- Blueprint Arranges Sale of Four Skilled Nursing Facilities in Texas for $28M
- Signify Health to layoff 489 people, including 45 in Connecticut
- Texas nurse practitioner challenges health insurance coverage change
UTAH
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- Intermountain Healthcare Announces CEO Leadership Transition
- Is a new hospital coming to old Sears site in downtown Salt Lake City?
- Timpanogos Regional Hospital gets new air medical base
- University of Utah Addresses Health and Social Needs for its Most Complex Patients
- 5 Things Utah: Q&A w/ Dr. Amy Locke, COVID health equity gaps, One Utah Health Collaborative
- Utah COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations decline as state reports 13 deaths
VERMONT
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- The best and worst states to have a baby: report
- Vermont Covid levels remain ‘low’ as CDC eases Covid guidance
- CVMC earns 5-star quality rating from CMS
- MVP Health Care, UVMHN introduce Care Guides for a more personal member experience
- BMH asks for double-digit rate increases to offset multi-million-dollar losses
- $25 million hospital project is taking shape
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
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- DSHS fines long-term care facility after finding residents’ rights were violated
- King County, Seattle, state leaders launch coalition to plan behavioral healthcare network
- Problems persist at Washington hospitals due to lack of long-term care options
- Providence’s operating loss grows to $934M as it shrinks leadership team
- Seattle hospital to refuse some patients due to capacity
- ‘Unprecedented:’ Harborview Medical Center says hospital is 30% over capacity with patients
- What’s behind Harborview Medical Center’s capacity crisis
WEST VIRGINIA
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- W.Va. COVID-19 Deaths, Hospitalizations Up, Monkeypox Grows
- West Virginia receives nearly 700 doses of monkeypox vaccine
- White House drug czar presents inaugural West Virginia health care award
- Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital receives West Virginia’s only CMS 5-Star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
WISCONSIN
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- Wisconsin Health System Implements AI-Based Automation to Improve Operations
- New Rural Health Program Addresses WI EMS Crisis
- Wisconsin medical professionals react to latest obesity findings
- Monkeypox cases have been confirmed in 10 Wisconsin counties, state health data shows
- Milwaukee health care chain considers expanding to Fond du Lac
- Humana to acquire Wisconsin managed care plan Inclusa
- Over 4,400 calls flood into Wisconsin’s new 988 crisis line in first month, peaking at lunchtime
- Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers plans over $6 million expansion
WYOMING
