Citizens of Waukesha County are coming together to discuss the future of healthcare in the area! The Walker Administration has announced that they will NOT be implementing one of the largest parts of the Healthcare reform law, the Affordable Care Act, for the foreseeable future. Over the next couple of months Citizen Action of Wisconsin and allies, will be holding Listening Sessions of Healthcare in Waukesha County to let you know what the law does for consumers, how this current Administration is implementing (or not) this important law, and to hear from you:
What is important for your health?
What issues in healthcare do you want to work on?
What would you ask your elected official on Healthcare?
For more information, future events or more; email
WaukHealthReform@gmail.com !
Upcoming Events:
Feb 9th, VIRTUAL Town Hall, 4:30pm From your Computer! Email WausauHealthReform@gmail.com for more info!
Feb 22nd - 6:30pm – Goodwill Community Center, 1400 Nike Dr., Waukesha
Feb 29th - 6:30pm – Mayfair Garden Suites East (enter at the AMC Theater parking structure) 2500 N Mayfair rd Wauwatosa
Mar 15 – 6pm – Church of the Resurection, W287 N3700 North Shore Drive, WaukePewaukee
Battleground Wisconsin Podcast #31 Weekend of Jan. 27th - 29th
Battleground Wisconsin's State of the State Podcast. Our panel reacts to Gov. Walker's delusional "It's Working" State of the State speech this week. We also discuss the rest of this week's news from Fitzwalkerstan and give away another free Battleground Wisconsin t-shirt. Listen and win!
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The 6th Annual Citizen Action of Wisconsin's Health Insurance Cost Ranking Report was released on December 20, 2011. The much anticipated annual report provides local information on cost, quality, and the rate of health insurance inflation. It is popular with policymakers, journalists, and health advocates because it provides clear and compelling data on the toll health insurance hyperinflation is taking on Wisconsin working families, government, and business. One of the hallmarks of this report is the discovery that there is a large disparity in health insurance costs between the different regions of the state, with some paying over $2,000 more per year for single health coverage. This year's report finds the largest regional disparities yet reported. The report also provides valuable insights into how to bring health care costs under control, and how best to implement in Wisconsin the Affordable Care Act, the new national health insurance law DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT HERE
There have been recent changes to Wisconsin Election Laws which will be effective by the Spring Election of 2012. It is our goal that all eligible Wisconsin voters be able to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted. Citizen Action of Wisconsin is educating the public on the changes. For more information please call Anita Johnson at (414) 899-3386.
Citizen Action Receives Wellstone Award for Defense of Worker Rights (Executive Director Robert Kraig in center)
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is one of the recipients of the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award for its work defending worker rights in Wisconsin against the frontal assault by Governor Scott Walker. The prestigious award, which is given each year by the Campaign for America’s Future, was conferred at the 2011 Take Back the American Dream conference in Washington, DC on October 4th.
Governor Walker's state budget calls for $554 million in cuts to Wisconsin's Medicaid program, including BadgerCare, Senior Care, and Family Care programs. Cuts of this magnitude threaten access to health care and long term care for many seniors, people with disabilities, and working families. In fact, documents released by the Walker Administration show that more than 50,000 people could be kicked off BadgerCare, and over 200,000 recipients would have the quality of coverage drastically reduced. Sign the petition and fight back against Scott Walker
Citizen Action Receives Wellstone Award for Defense of Worker Rights
