By Cash Michaels Contributing writer The enrollment period to be covered by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) began Nov.1st, and is scheduled to end Dec. 15th, for those hoping to qualify … [Read more...]
Despite Trump, ACA Open Enrollment has Begun
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA No, President Trump and the Republican Congress haven‘t “repealed and replaced” President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health care law, … [Read more...]
What Nurses Know: We Need to do Better Right Now on Healthcare
By Dian Palmer, RN Chair of the National Nurse Alliance of SEIU Healthcare and President of SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin If there’s one thing I know as a nurse, it’s that too many Wisconsin families … [Read more...]
Americans Spend Almost $10,000 Each Year on Health Insurance
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 … [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 … [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...]
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