By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent in 2015 and reached $3.2 trillion, or $9,990 per person, based on new … [Read more...]
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Congressional Republicans Propose American Healthcare Act: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
On Monday, March 6, after 7 years of refusing to work with President Obama to fix the Affordable Care Act, the Republican Congress finally released the outline for their plan to "repeal and replace" … [Read more...]
Many Milwaukee Democrats Rally for Obamacare
By Mrinal Gokhale Retired nurse Pat Rego stepped up to the microphone at Candela’s Banquet & Conference Facility on Sunday, Jan 15. Standing around Rego was a huge crowd of people holding s … [Read more...]
Deadline to Sign Up for Obamacare is January 31
“Last chance” events scheduled for the final week of open enrollment MILWAUKEE – With a new president taking office this week, and an uncertain road ahead for the Affordable Care Act, many consumers a … [Read more...]
ARCW Discovers Marketplace Plan That Doesn’t Meet HIV Needs
By Mrinal Gokhale For people who have HIV, living a long healthy life requires regularly taking prescription medicines to prevent the HIV from turning to AIDS. According to Bill Keaton, executive … [Read more...]
ARCW and National Partners File OCR Complaint
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - In the face of highly restrictive and discriminatory health insurance plans within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces, ARCW and the Center for Health Law and Policy … [Read more...]
President Obama Commends Milwaukee for Increasing Obamacare Enrollment
By Mrinal Gokhale Several police cars surrounded 9th Street where it borders Scott Ave, Mineral Ave, National Ave and Walker Ave on Thursday, March 3. Parking was scarce in and several cars … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele Set to Welcome President Obama, Celebrate Winning White House Healthy Communities Challenge
County Played Critical Role in Increasing Enrollment Numbers in Metro Milwaukee Area MILWAUKEE – In advance of President Barack Obama’s visit to Milwaukee this Thursday to celebrate the metro area w … [Read more...]
Walker Unveils Health Care Reform Plan, Faces Heat from Fellow GOP Candidate
By Ariele Vaccaro Governor Scott Walker unveiled a new healthcare plan he would use to replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, if he were to become president. During a … [Read more...]
Improved Quality of Medicare Plans and Steady Premiums are Great News as Open Enrollment Begins
By Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Fall is a wonderful time of year. Changing leaves. Cooler weather. It’s also the season for people with Medicare t … [Read more...]
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