By Karen Stokes February is Black History Month and also American Heart Month, the American Heart Association encourages people to Be the Beat by challenging every household or family to have at least one person who knows Hands-Only CPR. “The purpose of the Be the Beat promotion is to educate people to get trained on […]
Medicare Advantage Offers Elements That are Beneficial for Black Americans
By Karen Stokes Recently the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA) published a new report examining “The Benefits of Medicare Advantage for Black Americans.” The report found that Medicare Advantage (MA) offers several unique elements that while advantageous to beneficiaries across demographic groups it may be particularly aligned with the needs of Black […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v Wade
By Karen Stokes Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech Sunday in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, to mark the 50th anniversary of the now overturned Roe v. Wade. For nearly 50 years, Americans relied on the rights that Roe protected,” she said. “Today, however, on what would have been its 50th anniversary, we speak of […]
Wisconsin Receives Mostly Failing Grades for Policies to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use
By Karen Stokes The 2023 released “State of Tobacco Control” evaluates state and federal policies on actions taken to eliminate tobacco use and recommends proven-effective tobacco control laws and policies to save lives. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in America and takes the lives of 7,850 Wisconsin residents each […]
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To Help Patients Save Money, Congress Needs to Tackle the Middlemen in Health Care
By Sally C. Pipes As a Republican-controlled House of Representatives with a small majority opens for business in January, one member has especially big ideas for saving patients money on prescription drug costs — and the research to back it up. A year ago, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) released a comprehensive report on the role […]
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Stereotyping Patients Impacts Access to Life Saving Services and Quality Care
By Gloria Duff One Saturday morning over 20 years ago when my son was 8 years old he woke up with a very dry cough. He continued to cough throughout the day. It got worse in the night and his breathing became more strained. I knew then something was seriously wrong and I decided to […]
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Improving Health Equity Is Critical And Medicare Advantage Is Part Of The Solution
By Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez One of the most important takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of health equity—that is, the idea that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to achieve their optimal health through access to high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable health care. The pandemic laid bare the many challenges the Badger State has when […]
Black Doctor Debunks COVID-19 Myths on TikTok to Reach Black Americans
By Paula Penebaker A growing number of Black doctors are using social media to reach vaccine-wary members of their communities. Dr. Kristamarie Collman, a family medicine physician in Orlando, is one of them. A TikTok sensation, Dr. Collman has reached more than 500,000 people with trendy videos, in which she pokes holes in common misconceptions […]
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340B Doesn’t Solve Health Inequities
By Amy Hinojosa Advocates have long fought for federal funding to reach people in most need. Back in 1992, Congress established the 340B drug pricing program, which guaranteed drug discounts to hospitals serving a disproportionately high percentage of uninsured or low-income patients. Congress hoped the legislation would help hospitals provide better, less expensive care. But […]
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Food is a Human Right
By Sherrie Tussler Executive Director, Hunger Task Force Hunger persists in Wisconsin. Throughout the pandemic, a good deal of federal financial assistance streamed to states and communities to address the pandemic’s impact on unemployment, supply chain interruptions and inflation. Free food provided by charities won’t solve lasting hunger. Hunger Task Force has distributed tens of […]
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