🌱 Why Medicaid vision spending nearly doubled for Hales Corners residents in 2024

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Medicaid vision spending nearly doubled for Hales Corners residents in 2024

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Medicaid vision service billing in Hales Corners rises to $13,226 in 2024 (mkesouth.com) — Medicaid vision care spending in Hales Corners nearly doubled in 2024, reaching $13,226 and making vision the village's third-largest Medicaid category. Local claims, all tied to ZIP code 53130, reflect broader growth in taxpayer-funded health services even as federal policy changes may tighten Medicaid funding in coming years.
   

📸 Around Hales Corners

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hales Corners

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Denny Diamond Svehla: a Neil Diamond story - Lunch Show →
  Clifford's Supper Club, 10418 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• No School - Labor Day
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
Wednesday September 9
• WMS PTO Meeting
  Whitnall Mid WMS-1-MS Stem Commons (50)
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Milwaukee
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Trip - China Lights at the Boerner Botanical Gardens - Hales Corners, WI 2026 →
  Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr, Hales Corners
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Freshmen Orientation hosted by Link Crew
  Greenfield Hi gh School
  7:30 am
• First Day of School, 5K-5th grade
  Edgewood El Milwaukee, WI 53220
  8:30 am
• PC First Day of School!
  New Berlin SD New Berlin, WI 53151
  8:50 am
• Make-Up Picture Day
  New Berlin SD New Berlin West Performing Arts Center Lobby
  10:28 am
Wednesday September 2
• Burning is allowed every Wednesday →
  New Berlin, WI Calendar New Berlin, WI 53151
• Tourism Commission →
  City of New Berlin -
  12:01 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Festival Foods Grocery Store posted a job opening for Cake Decorator II (Full Time) in Hales Corners. Apply here.
• Expeditors International of Washington posted a job opening for Domestic Transportation Agent (Second Shift) in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hales Corners here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greendale

• Which South Milwaukee area high school alumni will be active during the week beginning Monday, Aug. 31? (mkesouth.com)

Greenfield

• New CAVA restaurant proposed in Glendale (jsonline.com)

Franklin

• Vitas wins double bronze on weekend to lead five American Badgers at World Rowing Championships (uwbadgers.com)
• Franklin man, 25, dies from gunshot at Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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