Health Care

Week one of Obamacare open enrollment was filled with electronic glitches.

Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative, a nonprofit organization selling health insurance plans on the new Affordable Care Act-created health insurance...

The enactment of the Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity for ensuring that all individuals in Milwaukee County, especially those with low incomes, will have access to mental health care, according to Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen.

Horizon Home Care & Hospice will present an award-winning documentary titled “Consider the Conversation, A Documentary on a Taboo Subject,” on Wednesday, Oct. 16, to open up a dialogue on critical elements of quality end-of-life care.

Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has purchased the Manitowoc Surgery Center, 1720 Memorial Drive in Manitowoc, making it part of Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County.

Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-Milwaukee in Greenfield, formerly known as Mount Carmel, announced today it is seeking permission from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to close, according to a letter sent to residents and family members.

Violence is a complicated public health issue. We have seen heartless and ruthless behavior among citizens who use violent actions or sometimes even lethal force to solve problems. That exposes a deeper issue in our community. The violent society we all live in leads more people to normalize these situations. We can’t allow that to happen. With the many young people and numerous residents dying, it is proof we are losing this battle to decrease violence and violent crime in our community.

Although millions of Americans who tried to navigate through the launch of Affordable Care Act exchange website became bogged down because of the overwhelming traffic and could not complete their health insurance applications this week, Alex Bustamante was among the folks who managed to cross the Obamacare goal line.

There’s an old adage in sports “no pain, no gain.” We’ve all heard it and most of us accept that hard work and a little pain pay off in athletics. The same can be said for many things in life. Yet, it appears that not everyone in Washington agrees.

As we watch the unfunny circus over the federal budget in the Capitol, it is hard to fathom either side’s position.