Healthcare
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Biden Proposes Taxes on the Rich to Strengthen Medicare Funding
Biden’s plan would increase the Medicare tax rate on Americans earning above $400,000 from 3.8% to 5% to help keep Medicare solvent into the 2050s. No one earning under $400,000 a year would pay a dime more in taxes, under Biden’s plan.
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Millions of Americans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Later This Year When the COVID-19 Emergency Ends. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Biden administration announced recently that the U.S. will no longer be in a COVID-19 emergency as of May 11, which means that an estimated five to 14 million Americans could lose access to health insurance via Medicaid.
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Wisconsin Hospitals Are in ‘Emergency Situation’ as Unvaccinated COVID Patients Fill Up ICU Beds
Hospitals across Wisconsin and the Midwest have few or no ICU beds available, putting patients at risk as numbers climb.
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Wisconsin Has 176,000 Lead Pipes. The Infrastructure Bill Will Help Take Them Out.
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation that Biden recently signed includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes across the country.
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Op-Ed: Doctors are Getting Their Kids Vaccinated. Dr. Ben Weston Says It’s The Best Way to Protect Children Against the Virus.
Data shows that the Pfizer vaccine is effective and safe in children. It prevents 91% of cases of COVID-19, writes Chief Health Policy Advisor for Milwaukee County.
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Family Sees Hope for In-Home Healthcare Worker Shortage in Biden Package Being Negotiated in Congress
Legislation would increase federal funding for the kind of in-home nursing and personal care workers now in short supply and desperately in need.
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Kleefisch Tested Positive for COVID One Day After Speaking at Anti-Vax Group’s Event, Campaign Staff Confirms
GOP gubernatorial hopeful spoke at a Wisconsinites United For Freedom (WUFF) event on Sept 15. She tested positive for the virus on Sept. 16.
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David Crowley: Communities Need Help to Achieve Healthcare Goals
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley writes that President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda is critical to helping communities like Milwaukee expand health care to the most needy.
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Fight to End Wisconsin’s Abortion Ban Intensifies After Restrictive Texas Law Goes Into Effect
State law still has a 1849 abortion ban on the books. The only thing holding it back is Roe v. Wade.
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Op-Ed: Drug Costs Are Skyrocketing. Congress Must Step In.
A Green Bay resident writes in support of HR3, a Democratic bill that would enact several measures to lower drug costs.
