Feds cut healthcare and food assistance to give more tax cuts to wealthiest Americans Last year, Trump & his supporters in Congress made the largest cuts to SNAP/FoodShare in history in order to give tax breaks to the rich. SNAP, aka FoodShare in Wisconsin, is one of the country’s most successful anti-hunger and anti-poverty...
Last year, Trump & his supporters in Congress passed the Republican megabill. This bill gutted funding for a bunch of essential services our communities rely on in order to give tax breaks to the rich. One of those services was SNAP/FoodShare, which ensures that 700k people across our state have enough to eat. In the wake of...
“Talkin’ About a Revolution” song by Tracy Chapman; check out our full curated playlist here - handpicked jams to keep the joy flowing! No matter where we live or what we look like, we all need access to quality, affordable health care. In a country that doesn’t guarantee health care to all, Medicaid is a lifeline. Medicaid, including...
If Congress fails to extend the federal health care tax credits in the next few weeks, health care will become a whole lot more expensive and inaccessible for millions of Americans starting January 1. We're asking Wisconsin's members of Congress to act now and extend the tax credits. Do you or a loved one rely on healthcare.gov for your...
Too many working families in Wisconsin are already stretched thin—the last thing they need is higher health and grocery costs. But Congress is proposing over $1 trillion in cuts to health care and food assistance programs, which includes BadgerCare. These cuts would leave millions uninsured, double insurance premiums for millions...
The following is a release from the Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition, of which Kids Forward is a founding member. The Coalition has approximately 300 participants from more than 150 entities, including counties, tribes, health care providers, advocates, and those representing impacted populations, concerned about the impact of major changes...
Download as PDF Over 35 concerned individuals, mental health service recipients, impacted family members, school and community-based mental health providers, and substance use therapists gathered at Foundations Health & Wholeness in Green Bay to call on decision makers to protect Medicaid. “This event showed just how concerning the...
Download as PDF Medicaid in Wisconsin provides health care coverage for more than 1.2 million children and adults, including those with low incomes and many living in rural areas. Coverage includes support for mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs), providing access to treatments, community support, and targeted case...
This month, Congress is considering Medicaid cuts. Join us to share your experience and help preserve Medicaid’s role in mental health and substance use care. Tuesday, May 20th, 3:30 - 4:30 PM Foundations Health & Wholeness1061 W Mason StGreen Bay, WI 54303 Organized by the Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition Reserve Your Spot Medicaid is...
Main Takeaways Taxes are how we can ensure a solid foundation for every Wisconsinite. Unfortunately, the wealthy few have pressured our decision makers to rig the system and funnel investments & resources out of our communities and into their pockets. This drives economic inequality and increases concentration of income and wealth...
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