By Dylan Deprey Out of twenty cities, former President Barack Obama visited Milwaukee to celebrate a first-place victory in his Healthy Communities Challenge back in 2016. Milwaukee signed up … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Granted Permission to Withdraw from Affordable Care Act Lawsuit
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Wisconsin found out that its request to be dismissed from the lawsuit, Texas v. United States, was granted. The case, which includes multiple states, is a … [Read more...]
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Access to Care a Responsibility of Us All
By Reggie Newson Chief Advocacy Officer, Ascension Wisconsin Enrollment in HealthCare.gov, the website showcasing Wisconsin’s health insurance exchanges, is down this year when compared to last … [Read more...]
Kathleen Sebelius Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Joined Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes at Health Care Event
By Nyesha Stone Imagine waking up one day and you’re sick, sicker than you’ve ever been in your life. But you think to yourself, it’s going to be okay. You have health insurance, and because with … [Read more...]
ACA Enrollment Surging, Even Though it Ends Dec. 15TH
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By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA No, President Trump and the Republican Congress haven‘t “repealed and replaced” President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health care law, … [Read more...]
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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...]
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