By Earl D. Fowlkes, Jr Sometimes in Washington, lawmakers lose sight of the forest for the trees. That’s exactly what’s happening right now. Well-intentioned legislators are trying to make … [Read more...]
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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...]
Another $9M saved by Wisconsin seniors with Obamacare
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 … [Read more...]
Richards on Health Reform
Madison – Representative Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), chairman of the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform and member of the Joint Committee on Finance, appeared Monday, Dec. 27 on the … [Read more...]
Haiti earthquake, Obama Health Care Bill, deaths of rights warriors lead Top 10 Black Press Stories of 2010
By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire WASHINGTON (TEWire) - The catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 230,000 in Haiti last January, President Obama’s historic health care bill, and … [Read more...]
What should employers do about Health Care Reform?
Local fitness expert takes action to help curb rising health care costs in the workplace By Laure Gelis-Diaz (C.E.O of Pro-Active On-Site Corporate Fitness) Well, here it is — the Health Care … [Read more...]
President Obama’s hope and change attacked, GOP control puts policy reforms critical to African Americans in jeopardy
By Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Campaign for Community Change Last night’s election changed the political dynamic in Washington with the Republican Party taking control of the U.S. … [Read more...]
GOP “Pledge” to repeal Health Care Reform, African Americans in jeopardy
WASHINGTON – In an analysis by the Center for American Progress of the recent “Pledge to America,” unveiled by the Republican leadership, CAP highlights one particular policy proposal by the … [Read more...]
Governor Doyle signs Critical Access Hospitals Bill
Governor Jim Doyle this week signed into law Assembly Bill 770, the Critical Access Hospitals Bill. This bill ensures that the 59 communities that are served by Critical Access Hospitals can leverage … [Read more...]
Health Insurance Reform and African Americans
This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections … [Read more...]