WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (WI-3), Gwen Moore (WI-4) and Representative-elect Mark Pocan (WI-2) sent a letter to Wisconsin Governor Scott … [Read more...]
Health insurance exchange deadline looms
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 … [Read more...]
Obamacare saves over $14.5M on insurance premiums
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 … [Read more...]
New Wisconsin Health Insurance Cost Ranking
Milwaukee health insurance 27 percent more costly than Madison, and much lower quality Citizen Action of Wisconsin released its 6th Annual Wisconsin Health Insurance Cost Ranking report earlier this … [Read more...]
Walker, Van Hollen lawsuit seeks to cost taxpayers $365 Million, allow exclusions for pre-existing conditions and re-impose lifetime limits
Richards demands Van Hollen report on attorney time being devoted to politically-driven lawsuit Madison -- State Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), member of the Joint Committee on Finance and Chair of … [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...]
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Healthcare op-ed from Black Enterprise publisher Earl G. Graves Sr.
When President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that will enable millions of Americans to gain access to health care insurance, he delivered on the promise he held since launching his … [Read more...]
Governor unveils BadgerCare Plus Basic
Plan provides self-funded coverage option for over 20,000 adults on waiting list Governor Jim Doyle unveiled a new self-funded health care plan today for adults without dependent children who are on … [Read more...]