By Kevin Kane About once in a generation a visionary idea becomes law and has a striking and profound effect on the lives of all Americans. Now that the first open enrollment has ended, we can … [Read more...]
Walker forcing 77,000 people off BadgerCare on last day of open enrollment
On the day the rest of the country is trying to extend coverage before the deadline, tens of thousands are being forced off coverage across Wisconsin Statewide - At media events Monday in Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Final push to get Blacks signed up for health insurance
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the … [Read more...]
Affordable Care Act Enrollment help
An important deadline to sign up for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace is quickly approaching. The Social Development Commission is partnering with several agencies to help residents beat … [Read more...]
Faces of Healthcare in Wisconsin 2014
Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Representative Melissa Sargent held a media conference call to release a memo by the Legislature’s Fiscal Bureau showing the impact of federal Medicaid funds from the … [Read more...]
Services available in the community
The Social Development Commission (SDC) will take a number of its most used programs to a Milwaukee neighborhood to make them more easily accessible. SDC will hold an Integrated Mobile Monday on … [Read more...]
Despite website improvements, millions of Blacks not covered
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent As the Obama administration makes strides to improve the functionality of HealthCare.gov, the flagship website for the Affordable Care Act, … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Countdown to Obamacare
By State Representative, Leon D. Young The Affordable Health Care Act, known derisively as Obamacare in most Republican circles, has now morphed into a game of political spin. Republicans … [Read more...]
Abele encourages people to sign up for Health Care Exchanges
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is encouraging people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act by December 23rd; anyone who successfully signs up by that date will be eligible for healthcare on … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin urge Governor Walker to accept federal money for Badgercare
MADISON- This week, the Wisconsin State Assembly once again rejected efforts to improve affordable health coverage for Wisconsin families by approving Governor Walker’s proposal to delay implementing … [Read more...]