Bipartisan Dental Therapy Bill No Sure Bet

By MacIverNews - August 26, 2019

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Republicans and Democrats agree that allowing dental therapists to practice in Wisconsin could help expand dental care in Wisconsin while lowering costs. So what’s standing in the way of this bipartisan bill? Read More Bipartisan Dental Therapy Bill No Sure Bet

MacIver News Minute: Dental Therapy Gets Hearing in Wisconsin Legislature

By Chris Rochester - August 20, 2019

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Access to dental care is a big concern when it comes to children, the elderly, and the disabled. It’s a real problem with real health implications. But the free market has a solution—a recent study by the MacIver Institute describes a new profession, dental therapy. Dental therapists are licensed to perform more procedures than hygienists, and allowing them here would help increase access by adding to the pool of qualified professionals. Read More MacIver News Minute: Dental Therapy Gets Hearing in Wisconsin Legislature

MacIver News Minute: Medicaid Expansion Albatross The Cornerstone Of Evers’ Health Budget

By Chris Rochester - March 21, 2019

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You’ve heard the adage, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. And so it goes with Gov. Tony Evers’ massive health care budget, which pins its hopes on all that “free” Medicaid money – built, of course, on the backs of taxpayers. Evers’ plan to expand Medicaid would haul in a lot of federal money, but growing our Medicaid rolls is likely to be a permanent albatross around the necks of Wisconsin taxpayers. Read More MacIver News Minute: Medicaid Expansion Albatross The Cornerstone Of Evers’ Health Budget

Analysis: Gov. Tony Evers’ Big-Spending Health Care Budget Expands Government, Hammers Private Sector

By Chris Rochester - March 15, 2019

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Analysis By Chris Rochester – A health care budget in an age of spiraling costs should be a litany of ideas for reducing health care costs, empowering the market, and protecting the taxpayer from open-ended commitments. But Gov. Tony Evers’ 2019-21 budget proposal instead blows the lid off government’s involvement in health care. Read More Analysis: Gov. Tony Evers’ Big-Spending Health Care Budget Expands Government, Hammers Private Sector

Dental Therapy: A Simple, Cost-Effective Way to Ease the Shortage of Dental Care in Wisconsin

By Chris Rochester - March 14, 2018

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By Chris Rochester – Dental health is about much more than a bright white smile, it’s a critical part of maintaining your health and well-being. Unfortunately, there is a serious shortage of dental providers in Wisconsin that impacts the health of everyone from children in preschool to our grandparents in nursing homes. To help address this shortage, Wisconsin should look to the free market. Read More Dental Therapy: A Simple, Cost-Effective Way to Ease the Shortage of Dental Care in Wisconsin