The View From Here
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
“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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
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 by Julie Sneider
