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2010-06-17
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The new federal health care reform law puts state leaders in the driver’s seat, according to a new report by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG). |
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2010-03-29
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The final health care bill, incorporating both the Senate health reform bill and the amendments announced March 18th, earns an A- for its all-around cost containment provisions. |
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2010-03-22
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The passage of health reform last night is a huge step forward for Wisconsin. It could not have happened if Wisconsin Representatives like Ron Kind and Steve Kagen had not put Wisconsin interests ahead of powerful Washington lobbies like the health insurance industry. |
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2010-03-18
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Today’s health care package offers Americans the relief they need from unrelenting premium hikes by the insurance industry. Within days, every member of the House of Representatives must cast their vote and choose: the status quo of skyrocketing costs or a future where we actually hold the insurance companies accountable and rein in costs. |
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2010-01-20
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As Congress and the White House are locked in the final negotiations over the health care reform bill, a new analysis from the consumer group Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group finds that the legislation will mean 5,600 to 9,000 more jobs in Wisconsin. |
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2009-12-21
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With the addition of the managers' amendment, the Senate health reform bill earned a B+ from the consumer group Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) for its cost-containment provisions on Monday. |
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2009-12-01
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“Today’s CBO report is great news for health reform supporters. While we expect opponents to distort its contents in coming days, a careful examination of CBO’s analysis finds that... |
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2009-11-19
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Statement by WISPIRG Health Care Advocate Shannon Nelson on the commencement of Senate Health Care Debate |
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2009-11-18
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The future of the country lies in the hands of its young people. Yet today more than 1/3 of America’s youth – aged 19-29 – lacks health care. |
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2009-11-09
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Following the historic House passage of health reform legislation Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group hailed Wisconsin Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Ron Kind, Gwen Moore, David Obey, and Steve Kagen for their vote for the bill. |
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2009-11-04
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As Congress prepares for floor debates on health reform this week, the owners of over 130 small businesses from across the country flew into Washington, D.C., with one simple yet urgent message: America's small businesses need real health reform. |
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2009-10-14
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Wisconsin small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs according to a new report released by Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group today.
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2009-10-12
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The newly released report on health care costs released by accounting giant Price Waterhouse Coopers and paid for by the insurance lobby, America’s Health Insurance Plans, is just one more industry scare tactic, according to the good government and consumer group Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group.
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2009-09-22
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When it comes to cutting costs, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and his health care plan get only a B-. But if Senators do their homework during the Senate Finance mark-up this week, and the bill is improved, by the end of the week the bill could still earn an A. |
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2009-09-18
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This Sunday, President Obama will take his case for health insurance reform to America's living rooms, booking appearances on five Sunday morning talk shows. |
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2009-09-15
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Even as Americans struggle with a recession and the highest unemployment rate since 1983, health insurance companies have jacked up their premiums again.
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2009-09-15
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Yesterday, local business owners called their Representatives and Senators to urge them to support legislation that cuts costs, stops insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions and gives people the option of a public plan. In the first day of calling nearly 400 calls were generated by small businesses nationwide and 50 calls in Wisconsin.
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2009-09-04
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Passersby in La Crosse’s Burns Park were greeted on Friday by an old childhood friend with a whole new set of maladies. Health Care Harry, an eight-foot tall interactive character based on the Operation game’s “Cavity Sam” stood at Burns Park as health care advocates called for reform. Harry was subject to a number of serious “operations” as locals used giant tweezers to discover what was ailing him – and our whole health care system.
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2009-08-05
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Health care reform might cost $1 trillion, but it can ultimately save the nation $3 trillion, with billions of dollars of benefits for every state in the union, including $54.5 billion in Wisconsin, a new report released today by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group notes. |
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2009-07-21
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Wisconsin small business owners are being crushed by rising health care costs, and feel left out of the current health care debate in Washington, according to a new report released by Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group on Main Street, Madison today. |
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2009-07-07
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A new report by the consumer watchdog Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) finds that for the majority of medical conditions, no studies exist to help doctors – and their patients – choose the most effective course of treatment. |
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2009-01-28
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Without action from Congress, premiums and deductibles for residents of Wisconsin with employer provided insurance will nearly double by 2016, according to a new report released today by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG). |
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2007-09-20
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By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate passed this week significant reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s drug safety review system. |
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2006-07-11
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Uninsured consumers in Madison pay 61% more for common prescription drugs than what the drug companies charge the federal government, according to Paying the Price, The High Cost of Prescription Drugs for Uninsured Americans, a new Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group report released today. |
