Internal documents shed light on Walker decision Now that President Obama has been re-elected, the Walker Administration faces a major deadline for a core element of the Affordable Care Act. The statutory deadline for submitting Wisconsin’s blueprint for a new health insurance exchange is November 16. Governor Scot Walker took the public position after the [...]

The Milwaukee Courier Newspaper has endorsed the following candidates for office including President Barack Obama for re-election: Congresswoman Gwen Moore, State Senator Lena Taylor and Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate. President Barack Obama has proven to be the only man in the race for President who can not only handle the job but also deliver. [...]

Madison – Americans have saved an estimated $2.1 billion on health insurance premiums as a result of two important provisions of Obamacare – officially called the Affordable Care Act – that protect citizens from excessive premiums. This includes 288,984 Wisconsin residents who have saved a total of $14,551,793. In every state, insurance companies must submit [...]

Compiled by Courier Staff This week Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed the 103rd NAACP Annual Convention in Houston, TX. The speech took place during a plenary session on civic engagement that later featured a panel of experts speaking about voting rights and voter suppression. “We are pleased that Governor Romney addressed our convention today,” [...]

By George E. Curry Editor-in-Chief NNPA News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With conservative Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. providing a surprise supporting vote, the United States Supreme Court gave President Barack Obama a major victory Thursday by upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act. In the most watched Supreme Court case since [...]

Average senior who hit doughnut hole saved $714 per year due to drug discounts Madison – 12,637 Wisconsin participants in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program saw their drug costs reduced by $9,024,276 due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the first five months of 2012, according to new statistics from the U.S. [...]

Continues climb from original 27,511 that gained coverage as of June 2011 Madison – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the number of insured young adults has increased in Wisconsin and nationwide as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as health reform or Obamacare. The [...]