Tag: healthcare
Republican health care bill to push costs onto schools
WAUWATOSA- Officials from Wisconsin's school districts, like Phil Ertl of Wauwatosa, are fearing for their students, and their budgets, now that details of both GOP...
Senate health care bill includes massive cuts to Medicaid
WASHINGTON- The Republican-written Senate health care bill, which was drafted in secret and just recently unveiled, includes provisions which will essentially break Obamacare. The...
Wisconsin ranks low in children’s health
BALTIMORE, MD- According to a report from the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, Wisconsin ranks 28th in the nation for children's health. 2017's edition...
Ryan names shady billionaire to health IT committee
WASHINGTON- Speaker Paul Ryan has appointed a controversial figure to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who runs a network of not-for-profit...
GOP approves costly measure to drug test BadgerCare applicants
MADISON- Republican lawmakers in the Legislature's budget committee voted on Thursday in favor of requiring BadgerCare applicants to submit to drug tests. This proposal, among...
Mother’s Day March protests Trump
A group of progressive activists are launching a Mother's Day March protest against Donald Trump on May 13. The protest will happen at the...
Gov. Walker wants to drug test for government assistance
Once again, Gov. Walker is showing that he wants to make it harder for lower-to-middle class Wisconsin residents to receive public assistance.
Under a new...
Health groups plan major merger for Madison-area
MADISON - An agreement between UW Hospital and UnityPoint Health-Meriter is being finalized. The means the groups will have a joint operating agreement and...
Paul Ryan is deliberately sabotaging healthcare
WASHINGTON - Paul Ryan wants to get his way on healthcare reform, and he'll disregard whomever gets in his way.
Despite a suggestion from the...