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September Healthcare Highlight: Telemedicine
During the pandemic, the ability to speak with a doctor through mediums such as videoconferencing, phone calls and text messages became vital. While it was extreme circumstances making this necessary, the additional healthcare access it provides is becoming more essential.
WILL Comms
Analysis: Both Parties Leave Ideas Behind on Health Care
During the RNC in Milwaukee last month, there was a lot of talk about the economy, inflation, and how American pocketbooks are hurting because of it. Almost every speaker highlighted the cost of gas, groceries, and energy bills, with some even mentioning issues like unaffordable housing and childcare. However, there was barely any mention of the area where prices have increased faster than anything else— healthcare.
Independent Study: Wisconsin Hospital Prices Out of Control
In May, RAND released the fifth iteration of their hospital price study which ranked Wisconsin as having the 5th highest hospital prices, and the most expensive professional fees in the nation. WILL examines the report and refutes the Wisconsin Hospital Association's response to it.
Healthcare
WILL Highlights Mental Health Awareness in May
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is more important than ever to ensure that people have access to the resources and support they need. A recent report by WILL highlights how social capital, the network and relationships people have, has been declining for decades and made worse by the pandemic.
Pat Garrett
Healthcare
April Healthcare Highlight: While Nursing Homes Struggle to Meet Need, New Biden Rules Will Make Things Even Harder
WILL responds to Vice President Kamala Harris touting new federal staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes. But while the Biden Administration has identified a very real problem, their preferred solution is likely to only make things worse for families struggling to find affordable facilities for seniors.
Pat Garrett
Healthcare
March Healthcare Highlight: New Biden Rule Restricts Insurance Options
The Biden Administration finalized a rule on March 28th that will force hundreds of thousands of Americans to lose their healthcare coverage, leaving them uninsured until they can enroll in an Obamacare plan that is more than double the cost.
WILL
Healthcare
February Healthcare Highlight: Farm Bureau Insurance Plans
As Wisconsin considers ways to address its healthcare disparities, recognizing and supporting a Farm Bureau Health Plan could be a crucial step towards a healthier future for all residents.
Ameillia Wedward
Healthcare
January Healthcare Highlight: Dental Therapy Comes to Wisconsin
Addressing dental care access disparities in Wisconsin requires innovative solutions, and dental therapy is one of them.
Ameillia Wedward
Healthcare
WILL Releases New Healthcare Agenda to Policymakers
New report underscores 15 issues in healthcare while highlighting free-market based solutions.
Ameillia Wedward
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