Month: April 2011

Walker told reporters prior to taking a tour of the Division Street foundry that cities could have their employees pay “13,14,15 or 20 percent of their health insurance premiums and still be well below most people in the private sector. (MANITIWOC HERALD TIMES, 4/8)

State Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), co-chair of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, on Wednesday reiterated her support for SeniorCare, the state prescription drug program. Her comments came during a budget briefing with Dennis Smith, secretary of the Department of Health Services.(MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/7)

A coalition of human services groups, local government representatives and consumers gathered in Madison on Wednesday to discuss the impact of state budget cuts on the elderly to people with disabilities. People came from all over the state, some in wheelchairs, urging state lawmakers not to cut their health services. (CHANNEL3000.COM, 4/7)

The U.S. Marshals Service, at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, seized more than $6 million in products distributed by Triad Group at the company's facility in Hartland, the FDA said Wednesday. The drug products seized include povidone-iodine and benzalkonium chloride antiseptics, cough and cold products, nasal sprays, suppositories, medicated wipes, antifungal creams, hemorrhoidal wipes, in-process drug products, and raw materials. "We took this action to stop Triad from continuing to distribute products which may pose a risk to public health," Dara Corrigan, FDA associate commissioner for regulatory affairs, said in a statement. (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/7)