ACA Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Schimel files new lawsuit over ACA tax

by Jack Kelly | Sep 21, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin filed a new lawsuit Thursday against the federal government over an Affordable Care Act fee for health insurance providers.

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Poll: Wisconsinites’ opinion on Obamacare unchanged

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsinites’ opinion on the Affordable Care Act hasn’t changed much in the past year, according to a poll from Marquette Law School released Tuesday.

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Evers, Walker spar over pre-existing condition protections

by Jack Kelly | Sep 17, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories | 0 |

Superintendent Tony Evers, the Democrat running for governor, called on Gov. Scott Walker Monday to drop the state’s lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act and its pre-existing condition protections.

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Walker vows special session on pre-existing conditions if needed

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 14, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker would call a special legislative session if necessary to ensure that those with pre-existing conditions have access to health coverage, a spokesman for his re-election campaign said Friday.

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Mahaffey talks ACA market challenges

by Jack Kelly | Sep 14, 2018 | ACA, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Policymakers need to listen to consumers when it comes to fixing healthcare, according to Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative CEO Cathy Mahaffey.

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Covering Wisconsin receives $200,000 from feds for open enrollment

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 13, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Covering Wisconsin, which helps consumers sign up for healthcare coverage, received $200,000 from the federal government Wednesday to help Wisconsinites find insurance during the upcoming open enrollment period.

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Healthcare lobbyists concerned about pending lawsuit against ACA

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 12, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Healthcare lobbyists warned Tuesday that a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and 19 other states seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act could have a range of impacts on the state.

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Pence predicts return to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 31, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that Republican lawmakers will likely continue to take up repealing and replacing parts of the Affordable Care Act.

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Report: 27 percent of non-elderly adults in Milwaukee area have a pre-existing condition

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 30, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

About 27 percent of non-elderly adults living in the Milwaukee area have a pre-existing condition, according to estimates released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Wisconsin could see $88.9 million in repaid ACA fees

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 22, 2018 | ACA, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Internal Revenue Service could repay Wisconsin $88.9 million it collected for fees under the Affordable Care Act under an order from a federal court in Texas

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CEOs talk ACA, hospital partnerships

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 17, 2018 | ACA, On The Record, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The leaders of Marshfield Clinic Health System, Reedsburg Area Medical Center and UW Health talked about the impact of the Affordable Care Act and partnerships at a Wisconsin Health News event this week in Madison.

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