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The Affordable Care Act: Still Standing

December 14, 2019

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor It’s hard to believe it’s been two and a half years since Congressional Republicans trotted out their American Health Care Act. Introduced in early 2017, the act was going to be the long-awaited replacement in their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposal was short-lived, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Legislatively Speaking, Lena Taylor

Gov. Evers, State and Local Officials Announce Open Enrollment Period for Health Insurance

November 9, 2019

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 38,000 of its neighbors for health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA.) Three years later, the numbers have drastically declined across the city and the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: ACA Open Enrollment, Affordable Care Act ACA, Andrea Palm, Dylan Deprey, Health Insurance, Tony Evers

Wisconsin Granted Permission to Withdraw from Affordable Care Act Lawsuit

April 13, 2019

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 lawsuit that aims to end the Affordable Care Act. According to the law firm, Sheppard Mullin, Texas is arguing that Patient Protection and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Health Insurance, Josh Kaul, Tony Evers

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Access to Care a Responsibility of Us All

December 8, 2018

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 year. As of November 24, there were 62,150 individuals who had selected plans, compared to 78,269 at this time last year. Wisconsinites who do not have health insurance have […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Ascension Wisconsin, Open Enrollment, Reggie Newson

Kathleen Sebelius Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Joined Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes at Health Care Event

October 20, 2018

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 that insurance, you’re able to see a doctor, receive a diagnosis and get treatment. Although, you’ve received treatment the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Denise Patton, Kathleen Sebelius, Mandela Barnes, Nyesha Stone, Tony Evers

Wisconsin Makes Gains In Health Coverage

September 16, 2016

Census Data Shows Uninsured Rate Dropped To 5.7 Percent Last Year By Shamane Mills Wisconsin’s uninsured rate continues to go down. The U.S. Census Bureau reported the state’s uninsured rate last year dropped to 5.7 percent, meaning 323,000 Wisconsin residents went without health coverage in 2015. That number has steadily dropped since the Affordable Care […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Scott Walker, Shamane Mills, Uninsured Rate

President Obama Commends Milwaukee for Winning Healthy Communities Challenge

March 11, 2016

Citizens Mobilized Over 38,000 People to Sign Up for Obamacare by Mrinal Gokhale The Milwaukee Courier Last Thursday, President Barack Obama congratulated Milwaukee for winning his Healthy Communities Challenge at the Bruce Guadalupe Community School. The White House Healthy Communities Challenge was designed to help communities lacking health insurance sign up for Obamacare. Milwaukee defeated […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Milwaukee, Mrinal Gokhale, Obamacare, President Barack Obama

Report: Number Of People Without Health Coverage In Dane County Down Significantly

December 4, 2015

Between 23,000 And 25,000 People Remain Uninsured by Shamane Mills A report by Dane County public health officials estimates the number of residents without insurance has dropped by as much as 40 percent since 2013 because of changes at the state and federal level. In the years leading up to the Affordable Care Act, 1 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, BadgerCare, Shamane Mills

ObamaCare Improves Health of Black America

November 13, 2015

by Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Black Americans continue to face serious disparities in education, employment, and in economic development. While over 45 million Black Americans have made some type of progress during the past seven years of the Obama Administration, there is still much more to be done to end the vast racial […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Health Insurance, Obamacare

Walker Unveils Health Care Reform Plan, Faces Heat from Fellow GOP Candidate

August 28, 2015

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 Tuesday campaign stop in Minnesota, Walker highlighted the new plan’s strengths. In the plan called “The Day One Patient Freedom Plan,” Walker criticizes the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act ACA, Ariele Vaccaro, Day One Patient Freedom Plan, Obamacare, Scott Walker

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