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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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Read More »Fitzgerald says GOP would pass pre-existing guarantee
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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Read More »Walker: Private market insurance rates to drop 4.2 percent
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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Read More »Walker: Federal waiver approved for reinsurance program
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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Read More »Walker seeks federal waiver for reinsurance program
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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Read More »Wis. residents seek insurance through exchange
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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Read More »No gaps in Wis. health exchange market
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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Read More »Insurers warn of ‘Obamacare’ sticker shock
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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Read More »Tough budget choices loom for lawmakers
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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Read More »State worker buyout has advantages
By Matt Pommer Gov. Jim Doyle is again talking about reducing the number of state workers to help meet state government’s growing financial challenges. His comments have spurred speculation that a pension buyout plan may be in the works. A ...
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