The city of Sheboygan is now looking to save money by having workers contribute a larger share of their health insurance premiums starting in 2014-15. Currently, the city pays 88 percent of the premium for individual and family plans compared to national averages of 82 percent for an individual plan and 72 percent for a family plan. Read More From the Sheboygan Press – City of Sheboygan explores making workers pay higher health insurance premiums
The city of Sheboygan is now looking to save money by having workers contribute a larger share of their health insurance premiums starting in 2014-15. Currently, the city pays 88 percent of the premium for individual and family plans compared to national averages of 82 percent for an individual plan and 72 percent for a family plan. Read More From the Sheboygan Press – City of Sheboygan explores making workers pay higher health insurance premiums
Writing in Isthmus (they can’t afford “the”), Erik Gunn has the latest warnings the end is near because of Governor Scott Walker’s plan for Medicaid. He reports on a conference call by Robert Kraig, executive director of the extreme leftwing Wisconsin Citizen Action, and Ron Pollack of Families USA, both advocates for universal government coverage. Their message? The sky is about to fall on Wisconsin’s poor. Read More Who Still Wants to Accept the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion?
MacIver News Service – After telling a liberal group last week that expanding the Medicaid program in Wisconsin seemed like a good idea, Sen. Terry Moulton indicated on Monday he has since changed his mind. “In looking at the long term possibility of losing federal dollars, it may be best to turn down the expansion money,” he told the MacIver News Service on Monday. Read More Terry Moulton Now Leaning Towards Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
Continuing a national string of speaking engagements, Dr. Ben Carson is coming to the Waukesha Expo Center Thursday night. At the event sponsored by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), Carson will be speaking in front of a capacity crowd. James Wigderson interviewed Carson during a brief break in his busy schedule about his upcoming trip to Wisconsin and his popularity since his famous speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in February. Read More Dr. Ben Carson to Deliver Message of Fiscal Conservatism on Thursday in Wisconsin