Wisconsin Counties Could Consolidate Social Services Under One Plan

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions North Central Health Care Center in Wausau could take over social services for Marathon, Lincoln and Langlade counties if a study finds that such a merger could improve services or save money. County officials are considering studying the feasibility of having North Central Health Care administer social services – such as child protective services, economic assistance and foster care licensing – and creating a three-county human services model, said Gary Bezucha, chief executive officer of North Central Health Care. A consolidation could improve efficiency by combining departments and reducing administrative costs and increase the amount of . . .