It’s that time of the year again where those of us at WCCF who love numbers get pretty excited. Today the Census Bureau began the release of its 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) health insurance coverage data. The figures released today show insurance status for the nation and by state. On Thursday more figures will be released that...
BadgerCare Insures More than 8,800 Workers and Dependents in Eight Fast Food Chains Fast food workers were back in the news early this month because they staged a brief strike in many communities to make the case for higher wages. Their efforts to educate the public prompted me to do a little research of my own by tapping an unusual...
The Medicaid (BadgerCare) expansion issue is going to be a significant topic of debate in the coming months – during campaign season and continuing into deliberations on the next biennial budget. The importance of the issue has been elevated by a number of developments, including the news that Wisconsin has a $93 million shortfall in...
One of the good news stories in public health is the very substantial decline in teen births over the last couple of decades. This decrease is important because we know that births to teens create long term challenges for both the children and the parents, including increased health complications, lower education levels and lower...
Two new analyses released this week provide further evidence of the sharp disparities between African Americans and whites in Wisconsin. The latest evidence comes from a study of trends in life expectancy rates from the journal Health Affairs and new health insurance data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The study...
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