Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is crediting a reinsurance program adopted by his Republican predecessor, Scott Walker or, leading to lower health insurance rates in 2020.

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Gov. Tony Evers is announcing a new partnership between state agencies to enroll more people in health insurance.

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Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald seesawed Tuesday on whether his majority would pass a bill guaranteeing insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, first questioning whether there was enough support to do so before declaring a few hours later that the chamber would pass it "if it becomes necessary."

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Gov. Scott Walker says health-insurance rates for plans sold in the private market under the Affordable Care Act will drop by more than 4 percent next year.

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The federal government has granted Gov. Scott Walker's request to offer a reinsurance program designed to lower premium rates for most people in the individual market in 2019.

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Gov. Scott Walker's administration filed a request with the federal government seeking a waiver that would allow Wisconsin to offer a $200 million reinsurance program designed to lower premiums and attract more providers to the private marketplace.

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Heidi Rozek showed up at a Madison job center two minutes before it opened Tuesday, full of questions about how the new federal health care law would affect her.

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Everyone in Wisconsin will have multiple choices for buying health insurance through new online marketplaces that begin accepting applications in less than two weeks, based on a list of providers' coverage areas released Thursday.

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Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people.

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By Matt Pommer Republicans elected to the state Legislature for the first time this fall are getting an early view of the difficulty ahead in cutting government spending with the state facing a GOP-estimated $3.3 billion budget deficit for 2011-13. ...

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