Tuesday: A stray t-storm; warm, humid, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Hot and humid, temps: high: 92, low: 71.
Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Oak Creek Medicaid anesthesia payments reach $2,647 in 2024, seeing 332.5% year-over-year rise (mkesouth.com subscription) — Oak Creek's Medicaid providers saw anesthesia-related payments jump to $2,647 in 2024, a more than threefold increase over the previous year, all tied to ZIP code 53154. While anesthesia remains a tiny slice of local Medicaid spending, the report shows how taxpayer-funded health dollars are flowing in Oak Creek and how that compares with statewide trends and overall Medicaid growth.
Surgery-related Medicaid payments in Cudahy surge 404.7% in 2024 (mkesouth.com)
Franklin man, 25, dies from gunshot at Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy (jsonline.com)
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