Less government, but more pain?
Wisconsin’s new prescription for health reform will involve less government, more tax breaks and cuts in public programs and services.
Dec 13th, 2010
Health care industry not recession proof
Even an industry that relies on the predictability of people getting old and sick couldn’t escape the recession’s impact on hiring.
Dec 6th, 2010
Getting value for our health care dollars
The View From Here: Milwaukee's Aurora Health Care tests pay-for-performance in a QUEST to produce healthier outcomes for patients.
Nov 29th, 2010
Innovation won’t wait for health reform
Jerry Theis can’t reform the entire American health care system. But as an entrepreneur, he has come up with one solution to help patients help themselves.
Nov 15th, 2010
“Backward” – Wisconsin’s new motto for health care?
The View From Here: At least one prominent Republican, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, thinks his party should rethink its plan to repeal health reform.
Nov 8th, 2010
ACO — the new buzz word in health care
A new type of reform holds doctors and hospitals accountable, and some experts say it can help fix our health care system. But will politicians it "rationing?"
Nov 1st, 2010
No simple answers in academic R&D
How do you measure the economic benefits of academic research? When the NIH invests $20 million, are the benefits enough to justify spending public resources?
Oct 26th, 2010
Beware of health reform scare tactics
Tea Party Republicans Rebecca Kleefisch and Ron Johnson’s doomsday rhetoric on health reform might win some votes, but it won’t help people live longer.
Oct 18th, 2010
State, local offices need more women
Progress toward gender diversity in Wisconsin government remains mixed. Though the number of women in elected office has increased, growth has been marginal.
Oct 11th, 2010
Lodging needed on the road to recovery
Heather Byron and the American Cancer Society are looking for a few Milwaukee-area hoteliers willing to help out some cancer patients.
Oct 4th, 2010
Repealing health law won’t help Americans
Any American who has faced serious illness should fear the GOP's “Pledge to America” -- it does not look out for you.
Sep 27th, 2010
Women leaders make a difference
When businesses involve women in large numbers, quality has been shown to improve. But there is still a long way to go before the glass ceiling is shattered.
Sep 20th, 2010
Seniors struggle to make ends meet
About one in four Wisconsin senior citizens have only their Social Security income to live on – far short of what they need to support themselves.
Sep 13th, 2010
Walker camp vague on health care
Walker's health care agenda calls for “market-based solutions like competition and tax incentives,” but goes into little detail beyond those generalities.
Sep 6th, 2010
Neumann – No ObamaCare, cut BadgerCare
It’s sketchy on details, but Republican Mark Neumann’s health reform agenda is more thorough than what other gubernatorial candidates have out there.
Aug 30th, 2010
Feds should monitor insurance, John says
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tim John sees access to health care as a right, and the need for more government involvement in monitoring insurance rate increases.
Aug 23rd, 2010
Barrett would bring ‘adult leadership’ to health reform
The next governor will determine how health care reform unfolds in Wisconsin. The first of four interviews with the state's gubernatorial hopefuls on the subject.
Aug 16th, 2010
Pink Room a careful approach to cause-based marketing
In tastefully pink rooms, guests are encouraged to share their personal stories of breast cancer, which fits ABCD’s mission of supporting survivors beautifully.
Aug 2nd, 2010
Sixteenth Street finds success with a new model of care
The new Centering Pregnancy site within the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center is at the forefront of health care system reform.
Jul 26th, 2010
National health reform is here
Wisconsin is ahead of many other states in putting the new federal health care reform law to work.
Jul 19th, 2010
Troubling trends seen in teen drug use
After a decade of consistent declines, national data for 2009 reflect noticeable increases in teens’ alcohol and drug use.
Jul 12th, 2010
Midwives seek answers to infant mortality trends
An upcoming conference in Madison will explore how midwifery services can be used to improve the health and wellness of new mothers and their babies.
Jul 5th, 2010
Cure ailing schools to improve kids’ health
Better education is related to better health.
Jun 14th, 2010
Changing hearts and minds for better health
Scientists at UW-Madison are leading groundbreaking research into how transforming the mind can change the brain and body.
May 31st, 2010
How far will the boss go to make you shape up?
Some companies are using tough love to convince workers to get fit.
May 24th, 2010
Women can’t afford to put off cancer screenings
Doctors and scientists may disagree over what age and how often women should get mammograms. But everyone agrees early detection of breast cancer saves lives.
May 17th, 2010
Agency sees progress – and more work – in AIDS fight
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin opened 25 years ago to help AIDS patients die with dignity. Today, the center helps people with HIV live long and healthy lives.
May 10th, 2010
So long, Midwest Airlines. You’re already missed.
Air travel has evolved from an experience where passengers were treated as “guests” to a budget-focused, miserable ordeal.
Apr 27th, 2010
MPTV campaigns for a Fit Generation
MPTV has been airing healthy programming for kids for decades. Their new campaign goes one step further
Apr 26th, 2010
Lessons from the global south
A health system that doesn’t guarantee primary or preventive medicine as a basic human right – can it really be called "the best?”
Apr 19th, 2010
Cutting through the red tape
Wisconsin has consumer advocates for seniors covered by Medicare, why not have advocates for younger people who need coverage and can't find it?
Apr 5th, 2010
New law gets Wisconsin close to health care for all
Particularly disingenuous about the “you-can’t-make-us-buy-insurance” mentality is the fact that most people already have coverage.
Mar 29th, 2010
UCC’s Healthy Latino Families initiative targets childhood obesity
Michelle Obama should call Milwaukee's United Community Center for advice on her campaign to end childhood obesity.
Mar 22nd, 2010
Why your uninsured neighbor costs you money
When patients can’t afford to pay their medical bills, doctors and hospitals pass along those uncompensated fees through higher prices on individuals and businesses with private health insurance.
Mar 15th, 2010
Mental health “parity” is serious business
What the state’s mental parity bill really boils down to is fairness. A person who needs treatment for bipolar disease is no different than a person who needs treatment for heart disease.
Mar 8th, 2010
Have you visited your death panel today?
The real problem with the “death panel” rhetoric is that it preys on some people’s fears that advance directives are part of a sinister plot to ration medical care for the elderly.
Mar 1st, 2010
Where’s the consumer’s voice in health care?
Of all the health reform ideas out there, nothing exasperates Andy Serio more than “consumer-driven health care.”
Feb 22nd, 2010
