18-Cent Premiums Too High For Medicaid Expansion Supporters

By MacIverNews - May 6, 2019

AARP, Governor Evers, Health Care Exchanges, Liberals, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Obamacare, Premiums, SEIU

By Bill Osmulski – Medicaid expansion would cover people who already qualify for 18 cents a month premiums on the exchange. Read More 18-Cent Premiums Too High For Medicaid Expansion Supporters

Our Wisconsin: Health Care

By Ola Lisowski - February 21, 2019

ACA, Affordable Care Act, Deductibles, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Health Care Spending, Medicaid, Medicare, Our Wisconsin, Premiums

By Ola Lisowski – Welcome back to Our Wisconsin. The third scorecard in this series tracks health care metrics. Read More Our Wisconsin: Health Care

MacIver News Minute: Lavish Sick Leave Benefit Cost Taxpayers $171 Million In 2017

By Chris Rochester - October 18, 2018

Conversion, David Steffen, Department of Employee Trust Funds, Health Insurance, MacIver News Minute, Matt Adamczyk, Premiums, Sick Leave

Wisconsin public employees continue to benefit handsomely from the state’s generous “sick leave conversion program.” Public sector retirees converted $171.96 million in earned sick leave credits in 2017, according to the latest data available. That’s up 3 percent from 2016, when retired employees in the Wisconsin Retirement System turned nearly $167 million into health insurance cash. Read More MacIver News Minute: Lavish Sick Leave Benefit Cost Taxpayers $171 Million In 2017

State Government Retirees Cash Out $171.96 Million In Unused Sick Leave

By Matt Kittle - October 15, 2018

Conversion, David Steffen, Department of Employee Trust Funds, Health Insurance, Matt Adamczyk, Premiums, Sick Leave

By M.D. Kittle – Wisconsin public employees continue to benefit handsomely from the state’s generous “sick leave conversion program.” Read More State Government Retirees Cash Out $171.96 Million In Unused Sick Leave

MacIver News Minute: Walker Was Right To Reject “Free” Medicaid Expansion Money

By Chris Rochester - October 11, 2018

Expansion, Health Care, John Kasich, MacIver News Minute, Medicaid, Minnesota, Obamacare, Ohio, Premiums, Scott Walker, Taxes, Tony Evers

You might’ve heard the story about the “free” Medicaid expansion money. Like so many liberal narratives, this one’s a fairy tale. The real story of Medicaid expansion states is one of ballooning costs – just ask taxpayers in Minnesota and Ohio. Read More MacIver News Minute: Walker Was Right To Reject “Free” Medicaid Expansion Money