The View From Here

• Health reform’s future

  Less government, but more pain?

  Dec 13th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  Wisconsin’s new prescription for health reform will involve less government, more tax breaks and cuts in public programs and services.

• The View from Here

  Health care industry not recession proof

  Dec 6th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  Even an industry that relies on the predictability of people getting old and sick couldn’t escape the recession’s impact on hiring.

• Getting value for our health care dollars

  Nov 29th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  The View From Here: Milwaukee's Aurora Health Care tests pay-for-performance in a QUEST to produce healthier outcomes for patients.

• Innovation won’t wait for health reform

  Nov 15th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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.

• “Backward” – Wisconsin’s new motto for health care?

  Nov 8th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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.

• ACO — the new buzz word in health care

  Nov 1st, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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?"

• No simple answers in academic R&D

  Oct 26th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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?

• Beware of health reform scare tactics

  Oct 18th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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.

• View from Here

  State, local offices need more women

  Oct 11th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  Progress toward gender diversity in Wisconsin government remains mixed. Though the number of women in elected office has increased, growth has been marginal.

• The View from Here

  Lodging needed on the road to recovery

  Oct 4th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  Heather Byron and the American Cancer Society are looking for a few Milwaukee-area hoteliers willing to help out some cancer patients.

• View from the Waiting Room

  Seniors struggle to make ends meet

  Sep 13th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  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.

• View from the Waiting Room

  Walker camp vague on health care

  Sep 6th, 2010 by Julie Sneider

  Walker's health care agenda calls for “market-based solutions like competition and tax incentives,” but goes into little detail beyond those generalities.