Baldwin legislation would extend unemployment and work-share before July deadline, create New Deal-style publicly subsidized jobs program, begin climate transition, improving racial equity, and revitalizing rural areas Statewide: In a virtual town hall meeting this morning over 160 Citizen Action leaders and members heard a full report from U.S. Senator Baldwin on the need to maintain and further extend economic…
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 [email protected] 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…
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…
Friday, May 3rd Citizen Action Participates in Historic Medicare for All Hearings and Actions in Washington, D.C. The growing movement to establish health care as a fundamental human right achieved a major milestone this week when the Rules Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives conducted the first ever hearing on Medicare for All. Because to the incredible work of…
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. For previous year data, click here or here On a media call on Oct 31st, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals released a new analysis which has major implications…
For Immediate Release, February 28, 2019 Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324, [email protected] 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….
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, [email protected] Ariela Weinberger, Roosevelt Institute, [email protected] Milwaukee: Citizen Action of Wisconsin is joining the Roosevelt Institute and People’s Action in releasing “Profit Over Patients:…
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, [email protected] 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…
