Health
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Harris seeks to lower drug costs for Wisconsinites, building on recent progress
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
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13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
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Everything you need to know about the new flu and COVID vaccines
When it comes to protection against flu and COVID, vaccines are necessary to tackle the latest strains of each. Here’s what you need to know.
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3 ways Medicaid expansion would help Wisconsin families
Expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would allow tens of thousands of people to gain health care coverage, and would help alleviate hospital closures as well as address staffing shortages.
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Wisconsin Democrats chart a new path for the legislature, focused on families’ budgets and a stronger workforce
With new legislative maps, all eyes are on helping families and employers in order to give the state a more competitive economy.
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Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs in Wisconsin
The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 43,000 Wisconsinites were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 32,000 Wisconsin seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
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Major drugmakers capped cost of asthma inhalers at $35 per month after investigation from Democrats
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline all agreed to cap the price of asthma inhalers earlier this year following an investigation by a Democratic-led Senate Committee.
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Think this is hot?! The number of 90+ days is expected to triple in Wisconsin
We expect summers to be hot. But dangerous temperatures are an entirely different beast. Every year, approximately 1,300 Americans die from exposure to extreme heat, which is the country’s #1 weather-related cause of death. Dangerous temperatures kill more people than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined. And unfortunately, Wisconsin’s problem is about to get even worse.
