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MKE County: After Health Care Contract Fiasco, Board Passes Changes in Process
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (372+ words) 'We were blindsided by lapses in contracts that are critical,' supervisor warns. The Milwaukee County Board recently passed three pieces of legislation in response to a contracting debacle in February that forced supervisors to hastily approve a $450 million contract with…...
Milwaukee County Board Adopts Supervisor Vincents Resolution to Audit Employee Benefits Contracts
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (263+ words) Milwaukee County Board Adopts Supervisor Vincents Resolution to Audit Employee Benefits Contracts'Urban Milwaukee Milwaukee County Board Adopts Supervisor Vincents Resolution to Audit Employee Benefits Contracts MILWAUKEE " The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted legislation requesting an audit of recent employee…...
‘Lipstick on a Pig,’ Board Passes Health Contract After Process Failure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (730+ words) Supervisors say they had little choice but to approve a flawed health insurance agreement. After a prior agreement expired with no notice, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a controversial health care contract Thursday while under pressure to avoid…...
MKE County: Supervisors Tentatively Approve Suspicious Health Contract
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (631+ words) Crowley administration pushes approval though not sure of financial details and employee who oversaw contract was fired. Milwaukee County supervisors on the Committee on Finance provided initial approval Monday for an approximately $450 million health care contract that sent shock waves…...
Fewer Wisconsinites Enroll in ACA Health Care As Costs Skyrocket
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (533+ words) Enrollment in ACA marketplace down by 307,000; experts expect further decline. Hospital waiting area. (Public Domain) Just under 290,000 Wisconsinites signed up to receive health care coverage in 2026 through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a report from the Centers for…...