A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

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By Matt Pommer The clear winners in this Wisconsin election year are television stations. Candidate and ghost organizations have poured money into TV spots in the races for the governor’s seat and the U.S. Senate. Wisconsin’s Senate race is leading ...

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By Matt Pommer “The miracles of modern medicine are simply outrunning the public’s ability to pay for them.” Almost a quarter-century has passed since then-Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm made that statement. Soaring private health insurance and looming growth in Medicare ...

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By Matt Pommer Ron Johnson, the Oshkosh businessman and likely Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat, says he is running to end America‘s “culture of entitlement.” Johnson will have to spell out what entitlements he would like to attack. ...

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By Matt Pommer “Turn in your Medicare cards here.” The sign was hoisted on the edge of the anti-government Tea Party rally on the Capitol Square in Madison last month. Of course, no matter how outraged people are about big ...

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By Matt Pommer Are you angry about the future requirement that everyone have health insurance? How about the fact that Wisconsin is about to require residents to carry liability insurance on the vehicles they own? Like the controversial health care ...

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By Matt Pommer It’s time for Tea Party folks in Wisconsin to mobilize if they really want to curb government taxation and spending. Scores of Wisconsin school districts are asking voters at the April 6 spring elections to approve spending ...

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By Matt Pommer Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, is promoting an economic road map that would dramatically affect those younger than 55. It includes major changes in Medicare and Social Security, including increasing the age of Medicare eligibility in “gradual steps” ...

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By Matt Pommer An estimated 1.1 million Wisconsin residents now get their health needs met through Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor. Enrollment growth has averaged 9.7 percent annually for the last 10 years. More than $6 billion is ...

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By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan Monday, pledging an intensified effort to combat high unemployment and asking Congress to quickly approve new job-creation efforts that would boost the deficit to ...

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