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Resident urges help as private-pay rates rise at North Central Health Care facility
Summary
A Marathon County resident said private-pay rates at the North Central Health Care facility have jumped about 40% in two years to roughly $500 a day and asked the Health and Human Services Committee for guidance on relief and resources.
Jim Mesburg, a Marathon County resident whose wife is a private-pay resident at the county-supported North Central Health Care facility, told the Health and Human Services Committee that daily costs for private-pay residents have risen sharply and are causing financial hardship.
"My name is Jim Mesburg," he said during public comment, adding that rates on his floor have increased…
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