Press Release - Citizen Action Wisconsin

December 19, 2019

Federal Court Decision Threatens Health Coverage in Wisconsin

For Immediate Release–December 19, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, marketplace health insurance, at grave risk of having coverage taken away by right-wing federal judges Milwaukee: Late yesterday, the unending drive by conservative politicians to rip health coverage away from millions Americans, and re-legalize insurance discrimination, came a step closer to tearing apart the health…

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September 19, 2019

Citizen Action Statement on Introduction of National Prescription Drug Reform (H.R. 3)

For Immediate Release: September 19, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig, robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org, (414) 322-5324 Citizen Action Statement on Introduction of National Prescription Drug Reform (H.R. 3) Milwaukee: Today U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a bold new proposal to curb prescription medicine prices through negotiations, new penalties for non-compliant drug companies and international price indexing. Citizen Action of Wisconsin Executive Director Robert…

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August 5, 2019

Applauds BadgerCare Expansion Legislation

Statewide: Today, Governor Tony Evers, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, and State Representative Daniel Riemer announced their intention to introduce legislation to accept additional federal money to expand BadgerCare at a news conference in Wauwatosa. GOP legislators stripped this provision from the Governor’s budget during the Joint Finance Committee process. “It’s time for leadership of the Legislature to put the people…

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July 9, 2019

State Legislature Must Take Action to Protect Health Coverage

For Immediate Release–July 9, 2017 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, marketplace health insurance, at grave risk of having coverage taken away by conservative federal judges Milwaukee: In a telephone news conference this morning, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and seven lawmakers called for urgent state legislative action to protect Wisconsinites from the health care chaos that…

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June 24, 2019

Health Advocates in 9 Wisconsin Cities Urge Lawmakers to Expand BadgerCare

Full Legislature has the opportunity this week to override disastrous Finance Committee rejection of federal Medicaid expansion For Immediate Release–June 24, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: A day before the full Legislature begins voting on the state budget, Citizen Action members led a statewide health care day of action urging lawmakers to accept federal Medicaid money…

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May 8, 2019

Report: Medicaid Expansion Removes Critical Financial Barriers to Treating Opioid Addiction

New report shows anti-opioid medications cost 72-times more on average for Wisconsinites denied BadgerCare due unaffordable private insurance copays STATEWIDE: At a Capitol news conference and a media call today legislators, health advocates, addiction experts, and consumers released a new Citizen Action report showing that expanding Medicaid (BadgerCare) would have a sizable and beneficial impact on addressing opioid addiction for…

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February 28, 2019

Applauds Governor Evers for Expanding BadgerCare

For Immediate Release, February 28, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Applauds Governor Evers for Expanding BadgerCare Reigning in Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Prices Is great first step towards fulfilling public mandate to guarantee affordable health care in Wisconsin Statewide: Citizen Action of Wisconsin members across the state are applauding Governor Evers for including BadgerCare expansion in his state budget….

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February 21, 2019

Creation of a Crisis: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Chooses Profit Over People

Citizen Action of Wisconsin joins national release of report revealing how drug company profits and CEO pay put lives at risk For Immediate Release February 21, 2019 CONTACTs: Robert Kraig, Citizen Action of Wisconsin (414) 322-5324, robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Ariela Weinberger, Roosevelt Institute, aweinberger@rooseveltinstitute.org Milwaukee: Citizen Action of Wisconsin is joining the Roosevelt Institute and People’s Action in releasing “Profit Over Patients:…

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January 23, 2019

Is great first step towards fulfilling public mandate to guarantee affordable health care in Wisconsin For Immediate Release, January 23, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: In response to the first State of the State Address of Tony Evers, Citizen Action of Wisconsin members across the state applaud the Governor’s firm commitment to including BadgerCare expansion in the…

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October 31, 2018

For Immediate Release– October 31, 2018. Contacts: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org or Kevin Kane (414) 550 8280, kevin.kane@citizenactionwi.org New federal data shows allowing Wisconsinites to buy-into Badgercare as a “Public Option” would slash premiums and deductibles. Data also shows gap with Minnesota is widening STATEWIDE: On a media call Wednesday morning Citizen Action of Wisconsin, with key state lawmakers and the…

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