Gov. Scott Walker is urging the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to approve his self-insurance plan to overhaul how the state provides health benefits to its employees. JFC members have expressed reservations over Walker’s plan to move state employees to a
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and “move back into productive lives.”
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and
Gov. Scott Walker says the House passing the American Health Care Act was a “huge victory for Paul Ryan,” though he’s heard from key senators the bill could change substantially. The bill lets states apply for waivers to opt out
State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little
Wisconsin’s House GOP Republicans are hailing the chamber’s passage today of the American Health Care Act, saying it’s an important step toward the GOP promise of replacing Obamacare. The bill’s passage today — on a 217-213 vote — follows weeks
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration
The Department of Health Services says its efforts to drug test some Medicaid enrollees would help the state “identify members with unmet substance abuse disorder treatment needs” and get them help. DHS today released the draft of the waiver request
A bill that would prohibit the Group Insurance Board from providing abortions for public employees or contracting to do so “corrects a practice” Wisconsinites don’t agree with, according to its GOP authors. The legislation faced a strong backlash from Dems,
The state Department of Employee Trust Funds is disputing claims that local governments could get kicked off the state’s health insurance program for employees under Gov. Scott Walker’s self-insurance proposal. Walker’s proposing to shift coverage of state employees to self-insurance,
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is warning its members over Walker’s proposal to self-insure those in the state employee health insurance program, saying it puts “the future of your health benefits in question.” That’s because 368 local government employers choose
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget
Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer said today the Trump administration will give states more flexibility on Medicaid “even though health care reform wasn’t passed.” “I don’t think there’s any reason to think we won’t get added flexibility,” Seemeyer
To those who are ready for something better – please join the effort to fix our broken campaign finance reform system, so that we get health care reform that actually works for We The People.
Lawmakers on both sides said they have deep reservations on Walker’s self-insurance proposal, questioning Department of Employee Trust Funds officials on whether the agency’s savings estimates will pan out. Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, noted a consultant had estimated that the
President Trump was no dealmaker and Rep. Paul Ryan was speaker in name only. A debacle for the GOP.
One Dem lawmaker is again introducing legislation to expand “sober housing” across the state in an effort to address what she sees as a “serious addiction epidemic.” The bill from Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, would require the Department of Health
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable
Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters
Gov. Scott Walker is urging the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to approve his self-insurance plan to overhaul how the state provides health benefits to its employees. JFC members have expressed reservations over Walker’s plan to move state employees to a self-insured model and consolidate the number of companies the state
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and “move back into productive lives.”
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and “move back into productive lives.” Heifetz spoke Thursday as part
Gov. Scott Walker says the House passing the American Health Care Act was a “huge victory for Paul Ryan,” though he’s heard from key senators the bill could change substantially. The bill lets states apply for waivers to opt out of several insurance industry regulations under the Affordable Care Act,
State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little to “substantively change how care is delivered or how it’s
Wisconsin’s House GOP Republicans are hailing the chamber’s passage today of the American Health Care Act, saying it’s an important step toward the GOP promise of replacing Obamacare. The bill’s passage today — on a 217-213 vote — follows weeks of negotiations after House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled it in
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration drew a line in the sand on several issues, such
The Department of Health Services says its efforts to drug test some Medicaid enrollees would help the state “identify members with unmet substance abuse disorder treatment needs” and get them help. DHS today released the draft of the waiver request it’ll send to the Trump administration, which the agency hopes
A bill that would prohibit the Group Insurance Board from providing abortions for public employees or contracting to do so “corrects a practice” Wisconsinites don’t agree with, according to its GOP authors. The legislation faced a strong backlash from Dems, who argued it eliminates physicians’ role in deciding when an
The state Department of Employee Trust Funds is disputing claims that local governments could get kicked off the state’s health insurance program for employees under Gov. Scott Walker’s self-insurance proposal. Walker’s proposing to shift coverage of state employees to self-insurance, but the proposal would also affect employees at the 368
The League of Wisconsin Municipalities is warning its members over Walker’s proposal to self-insure those in the state employee health insurance program, saying it puts “the future of your health benefits in question.” That’s because 368 local government employers choose to participate in the state’s current program, and there’s a
The annual State of the Tribes Address this afternoon stressed united approaches to conservation initiatives and support for health care and education. Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, also repeatedly praised initiatives under Gov. Scott Walker, including his budget provision to expand broadband access, which she said would “allow
Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer said today the Trump administration will give states more flexibility on Medicaid “even though health care reform wasn’t passed.” “I don’t think there’s any reason to think we won’t get added flexibility,” Seemeyer told the Joint Finance Committee. In fact, she agreed with
To those who are ready for something better – please join the effort to fix our broken campaign finance reform system, so that we get health care reform that actually works for We The People.
Lawmakers on both sides said they have deep reservations on Walker’s self-insurance proposal, questioning Department of Employee Trust Funds officials on whether the agency’s savings estimates will pan out. Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, noted a consultant had estimated that the state could lose $100 million in switching to self-insurance. Walker’s
President Trump was no dealmaker and Rep. Paul Ryan was speaker in name only. A debacle for the GOP.
One Dem lawmaker is again introducing legislation to expand “sober housing” across the state in an effort to address what she sees as a “serious addiction epidemic.” The bill from Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, would require the Department of Health Services to allocate money to create a revolving loan fund
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable buy. It also will include targeted digital ads. The 30-second
Older and lower-income adults across the state would pay on average some $9,800 more a year in premiums under the GOP health care plan, according to a report today from the liberal-leaning group Citizen Action of Wisconsin. The group found the increase in costs for 64-year-olds making $26,500 a year
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters last fall. Johnson declined to endorse the current version that