Healthcare
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Wisconsin’s nonprofit hospitals prioritize money over charitable care, critics say
Despite their title, nonprofit hospitals and healthcare systems like Advocate Aurora Health are raking in millions of dollars per year—but data shows these earnings aren’t always being used to prioritize community health and outreach for everyday Wisconsinites.
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Medical debt for Medicare recipients? That’s what happens when corporate profits get involved.
What’s supposed to be simple health insurance coverage for America’s retirees has ballooned into a complex, debt-inducing array of private “Advantage” plans.
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Biden administration finalizes nursing home, Medicaid reforms to improve care
The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.
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How one Wisconsin county is eliminating medical debt for its residents
When Milwaukee County hospitals declined an offer to purchase their medical debt at a lower rate, local leaders knew they needed a new way to help their community get healthy. That’s when they started talking about charity care.
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‘I nearly died’: These women brought a grim warning to Wisconsin about abortion care restrictions
Traveling the country, they tell the real life-or-death situations that they faced because of extreme bans after the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
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Here’s what you need to know about medical debt in Wisconsin
Health care advocates argue that hospitals could be doing a lot more to help patients who can’t afford care. The legislature has also played a role in denying affordable health care coverage to 90,000 people across the state.
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Opinion: Many reasons why young adults should refuse to let Republicans kill the Affordable Care Act
Wisconsin Medical School student, Samantha Crowley, shares the importance of protecting the Affordable Care Act by re-electing pro-healthcare candidates.
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The Republican war on Medicare raises the stakes in 2024
Republicans have been trying to cut and/or privatize Medicare for decades. Their latest plan could lead to thousands of dollars in additional out-of-pocket costs for Wisconsin seniors.
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Prescription drugs are getting cheaper for seniors thanks to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
When Biden signed the legislation in 2022, it did a number of things. Now, the legislation’s changes to the Medicare program will help beneficiaries save money.
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Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.
