Workers in Wisconsin and across the U.S. are still struggling because of a relatively weak labor market. That is especially challenging for low-wage workers who must cope with the declining value of the minimum wage, reductions in employer benefits like health care, and growing inequality. An interactive database posted online Friday...
A news release on 8/14 highlights a new UW-Madison study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Wisconsin Partnership program Education and Research Committee, that confirms the link between exposure to lead and school suspensions. Specifically, the study found that "Our study found that children exposed to lead were more...
Revised Waiver Makes One Improvement, but Contains Harmful Changes to Transitional MedicaidOn Friday, August 9, the Department of Health Services (DHS) submitted a request to the Obama Administration for a waiver to implement the changes to BadgerCare prescribed by the recently enacted budget bill. The DHS request, which is amended only...
Initial OIC Release Lacks Info on Rates and Coverage AreasWisconsin got some good news relating to health care reform today when the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) released a list of insurance companies that plan to participate in the new insurance Marketplace created by the federal health care reform law. A broad field of...
County Board Resistance Shortchanges More than 1,200 Adults Losing Their BadgerCare CoverageThe Barron County Board was unable to muster enough votes last week to accept funding for two new positions to help people sign up for coverage under the health care reform law. It appears to be the only county to balk at accepting the state and...
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