Wisconsin to provide at-home COVID tests as testing decreases, deaths rise Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wis. gives at-home COVID tests amid record deaths
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The Evers administration is making available to Wisconsinites at-home COVID-19 tests that are free to the uninsured, the governor announced Tuesday.
The saliva tests will be provided through a contract with Vault Health at no up-front cost to recipients if they do not have health insurance or their health care provider does not cover the cost of the test. The tests may be ordered through the Department of Health Services website or from Vault Health directly.
UW System eyes spring semester as pandemic progresses
UW System eyes spring semester as pandemic progresses
As the fall semester wraps up, many students are looking ahead to more on-campus, in-person learning come spring.
MILWAUKEE - From campus outbreaks to in-person courses this spring, the University of Wisconsin System has overcome challenges at the start of the school year.
As the fall semester wraps up, there are plans for a promising spring.
Quarantined on campus at one point, some UW System students had quite the start to the school year. We had to overcome some adversity, said Andrew Peterson, UW System Board of Regents president.
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A new report shows the University of Wisconsin System paid out nearly $70 million in coronavirus-related refunds to students last year.
The Legislative Audit Bureau released a report Tuesday that shows the system paid out $68.5 million in housing and food service refunds to students after campuses closed in March as the pandemic was taking hold in Wisconsin.
The report also found the Board of Regents approved student fee reductions at four two-year schools and at UW-Milwaukee heading into the fall semester to reflect a lack of athletic and performing arts programming.
System President Tommy Thompson issued a statement later Tuesday saying that the system has lost $257 million this year because of the pandemic.
Audit: UW System paid out $68.5 million in student refunds
By TODD RICHMONDDecember 22, 2020 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The University of Wisconsin System paid out nearly $70 million in coronavirus-related refunds to students last year, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Legislative Audit Bureau released findings that show the system paid out $68.5 million in housing and food service refunds to students after campuses closed in March as the pandemic was taking hold in Wisconsin. The report didn’t say how much the system might have saved by closing down dorms and food services. State Auditor Joe Chrisman didn’t respond to a message seeking further information.
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