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Tag: Obamacare

Posted inFact briefs

Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel try to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch February 6th, 2025February 26th, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. As state attorney general, Brad Schimel called Obamacare “overreaching and harmful.”

Posted inFact briefs

Did Obamacare cause health insurance premiums to increase 100%?

Avatar photo by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 1st, 2024October 16th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. Average annual health insurance premiums have increased 67% to 75% since Obamacare became law in 2010 — less than what they increased before the law.

Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare

Scott Walker weighs veto of mascot bill

by Bill Lueders December 17th, 2013July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Gov. Scott Walker is still deliberating whether to veto a controversial bill that would make it harder to force schools to drop Indian names and mascots.

Bonnie Richardson, who was released in 2012 after spending time in prison and jail, now receives mental health care at Shalom Holistic Health Services in Stoughton.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Obamacare could help released offenders

by Nora HertelNovember 10th, 2013June 12th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The state Department of Corrections hopes the federal Affordable Care Act will help released offenders get Medicaid. Starting next year, all Wisconsin residents below the poverty line will be eligible for BadgerCare Plus.

Posted inMoney & Politics Column

What sets Reid Ribble apart

by Bill Lueders October 29th, 2013July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Reid Ribble knows he’s not like some other members of Congress. But he’s careful to not peg himself as wiser or more virtuous. Just differently oriented.

Posted inMoney & Politics Column

Opposition to Obamacare has its limits

by Bill Lueders October 8th, 2013July 29th, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Rep. James Sensenbrenner has called the Affordable Care Act “abominable.” So what does Sensenbrenner’s office do when constituents seek its assistance getting in on this abomination? Why, assist them, of course.

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