tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40850519472581587712024-03-07T19:10:45.149-08:00Scott Walker Is Going To Kill MeChronicling my life as Scott Walker threatens Medicaid and my survival.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-57487151628053862072016-05-05T14:15:00.003-07:002016-05-05T14:15:34.270-07:00Is Walker Capable of Honesty?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
http://fox6now.com/2016/04/20/is-states-foodshare-employment-training-program-working-walker-says-yes-others-say-no/<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-50184110230985384002016-01-17T05:57:00.002-08:002016-01-17T19:17:57.063-08:00A Year of Recovery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last January I had my second surgery to remove the reoccurring tumors that grow in my abdomen, along with that recovery (which has been a long one) came a diagnosis of diabetes. Apparently abdominal surgery can trigger diabetes, I was predisposed for it but the surgery kicked into motion. Because of high blood sugar the massive incision took 4 months to close and just recently started to fade.<br />
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While in the hospital the doctor but me on insulin injections four times a day in order to get the numbers down and to assist in the healing process. I have since learned that high numbers can cause all sorts of complications, my biggest concern is how it affects the heart, since I need cardiovascular clearance in order to have surgery to remove the tumors, it's vital to get control over blood sugar levels. So now I'm waging war on another front and that's potential heart disease, if my heart can't handle surgery, that will be a death sentence too.<br />
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For the past year I have been working with multiple doctors in order to keep everything under control. The surgeons monitor the tumors, a family doctors handles every day stuff and an endocrinologist helps manage diabetes. Since October, it's been one appointment after another as new growth has emerged, my morning numbers are still to high and my cholesterol level has increased. I still inject insulin four times a day in addition to taking metformin and a cholesterol pill.<br />
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The hardest part to deal with has been the diabetes. The numbers can fluctuate wildly with no rhyme or reason. The endocrinologist sent me to diabetes education classes, the first was with a dietitian, the second, a nurse and the next three are group sessions. While there I found a book in their library that has helped me greatly, it's by the American Diabetes Association: A Month of Meals A diabetic Meal Planner. I have been able to get my daytime numbers under control by using the planner for meals and snacks. To be honest, I've never eaten better and am feeling much better, plus I'm losing weight. I only wish I would have had this information a year ago and not have put my organs at risk during that time.<br />
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I highly recommend the above mentioned book if you have diabetes or a loved one with it. I found personally, I need to keep my carb count at 45-55 grams per meal and snacks at no higher than 22 grams. My daily routine is, test, inject, breakfast, take metformin, 2 hours after breakfast, a snack, 2 hours after snack, test, inject, lunch, 2 hours after lunch, snack, 2 hours after snack, test, inject, dinner, metformin, 2 hours after dinner, snack, bedtime test, inject, cholesterol pill. For me, eating something every two hours keeps my daytime number down in the 100- 120 range, before using the menu planner they would be in the 150-200+ range. I'm still struggling to get the overnight number under control, it's usually around 160, which is to high, the doctor put me back on lantus and I've been slowly increasing it every three days to get me to a better number.<br />
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I was glad to put 2015 behind me, it was a stress filled year not only due to health reasons but we also had to put our beloved dog to sleep, we were almost killed multiple times in near car accidents and our summer income took a hit as well as losing over half of our foodshare thanks to Gov Walker, which will be the subject of my next post.<br />
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Thank you for your time and stay healthy!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-68791793299760428282015-07-22T12:17:00.000-07:002015-07-22T12:17:13.301-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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URGENT ALERT </span></span></div>
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State Budget & Bucks Arena Town Hall </span></span></div>
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July 23, 2015 from 6-7:30pm </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2142" style="font-family: Cambria;">Find out how the $73 billion state
budget and the $500 million proposed Milwaukee Bucks arena deal will
impact you. I welcome you to join invited guests from the state, City of
Milwaukee and Milwaukee County for a briefing and question and answer
session. Please, stop by my Town Hall Meeting tomorrow night, Thursday,
July 23 from 6-7:30pm at
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2179" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Greater New Birth
Church, 8237 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI. To RSVP,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SenLenaTaylor?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.
To help spread the word, please forward this email or share
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> WHO: All interested persons</span></b></div>
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WHAT: Town Hall Meeting to </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">discuss the state budget and Bucks arena deal</span></span></b></div>
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WHERE: </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greater New
Birth Church, 8237 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI.</span></span></b></div>
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WHEN: </span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2158" style="font-size: medium;">Thursday, July 23 from 6-7:30pm</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2163" style="font-family: Cambria;">Here to serve</span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt;">,</span></div>
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<img border="0" height="62" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2164" src="http://legis.wisconsin.gov/eupdates/sen04/Full%20signature.png" width="154" /> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Cambria'; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437592521155_2166" style="font-family: Cambria;">Sen. Lena Taylor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">4th District</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-10056283357929295312015-07-15T18:02:00.001-07:002015-07-15T18:02:27.273-07:00From Healthwatch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2194" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2193" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2192" style="font-size: 15px;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2191">WI Budget Signed Into Law</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2197" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Last
week, state Assembly passed Wisconsin’s proposed budget. The bill
passed 52-46 with a GOP majority vote, each member of the Democratic
minority, along with 11 Republican members voted against the proposal.
The two year, $72.7 billion state budget passed after senators repealed
salary minimums for employees on local government projects and discarded
changes to the state’s open records law. Lastly, it made its way to the
Governor's desk where Walker made <strong>104</strong> <strong>vetoes.</strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"> <strong>What's Next?</strong></span></span></span></div>
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Gov. Walker will now seek federal approval for the following changes:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Imposing
monthly premiums for childless adults, and increasing premiums for
“behaviors that increase an individual’s health risk”</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Limiting eligibility for childless adults to 4 years</span></span></li>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2168" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2167" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Requiring health risk assessments and drug screening as a condition of eligibility for childless adults</span></span></li>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2117" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2116" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The bill also makes changes to programs effecting individuals with disabilities and the elderly. These changes include:</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2109" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2108" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Include,
Respect, I Self-direct (IRIS): Eliminating IRIS and instead requiring
the managed care organizations of Family Care Reform to offer the option
to self-direct their care.<br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2106" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2105" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Governor
Walker vetoed Family Care and IRIS' processes used to make sure rates
paid to agencies are sound, specified the state has to have at least 5
regions for the programs, and put limits on enrollment periods.<br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2178" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2177" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mental Health and AODA Services: Expanding Medicaid coverage to include residential-based substance abuse treatments.<br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2175" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2174" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Personal
Care Services: These services currently help beneficiaries in need of
assistance with daily activities such as eating, drinking, bathing,
dressing, and household chores. The proposed changes require
beneficiaries to conduct an “independent assessment” for all
fee-for-service prescriptions.<br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2102" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437008217786_2101" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Aging
& Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs): The Joint finance committee
negated Gov. Walker’s proposal to eliminate county-run ADRCs, but
included provisions which require DHS to conduct studies relating to the
reliability of the ADRC processes. These include: an assessment of
duplicative functions between ADRC boards and DHS procedures, and
integrating income maintenance consortia and ADRCs.</span></span></li>
</ul>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-46277185973797858122015-07-10T18:19:00.000-07:002015-07-10T18:19:43.902-07:00From the Desk of Lena Taylor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436577260470_2357"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436577260470_2356" style="font-size: medium;">Open
Records Law change blows up in Republicans’ faces</span></b><br />
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As you may know, late last week,
Republicans slipped several provisions into the Wisconsin state budget
as part of the Joint Committee on Finance’s motion #999 that essentially
wiped out the state’s open records law. Luckily, the Senate voted to
pull the provisions completely out of the state budget. Wisconsin has
such a rich history of open government. We've recently learned that the
deal even included input from Governor Walker's office. Governor Walker
and Republicans showed their true colors on this one, proving we need to
keep our eyes out for something like this returning in the future.</div>
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passes Walker’s budget</span></b></div>
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Walker’s controversial budget drew major
bipartisan votes in opposition due to its negative impact on public education,
transportation, and jobs. This budget should have been better from day
one, except Governor Walker has been more focused on his presidential campaign
than his Wisconsin constituents. Walker failed on his job creation
pledge and Wisconsin is poised to face more fiscal irresponsibility in
the future because of this budget. To see my full statement on my disappointment with the budget,
please look
<a href="http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b57fba0e920c0c597aa721188&id=35802ac67c&e=d1c3352cef" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1436577260470_2406" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
here</a>.</div>
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amendments</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://legis.wisconsin.gov/eupdates/sen04/71015/statesenate.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
<img align="right" border="0" height="151" src="http://legis.wisconsin.gov/eupdates/sen04/71015/statesenate.jpg" width="267" /></a>On
July 7<sup>th</sup>, the State Senate met for an extraordinary session,
where we worked through many amendments. Sadly, the Democratic notion to
help bolster the now-cut funds of our K-12 public education was voted
down, as was our attempts to lessen the cuts to the UW System
and lessen student debt. Unfortunately, Republicans also killed a
measures to increase funding for disabled
students in our school system as well. Education is a
right that every person is afforded; these cuts are just seeking to hurt
our children and their future. Eighty-five percent of our Milwaukee
students cannot read at
their grade level and we must address education first and foremost. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-68910319854982857832015-06-25T17:10:00.001-07:002015-06-25T17:10:29.238-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-90923904977569244312015-06-15T13:03:00.000-07:002015-06-15T13:03:40.172-07:00Subsidies or No Subsidies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3019" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3018" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In
HealthWatch Wisconsin’s last update, we gave a quick refresher on the
King V. Burwell case. As we await the impending decision, there’s a lot
of speculation surrounding the outcomes of the Supreme Court case. If
the decision favors Burwell (defendant of the current law) the subsidies
will remain intact. However, there are a number of possible outcomes if
the court rules in favor of King (who argues that the law says the
federal subsidies are only available to consumers in state run
exchanges). First and foremost, consumers in states without their own
health care exchange, including Wisconsin, will lose their tax
subsidies. According to DHS, that means more than 6 million people will
lose their subsidies. Kaiser Family Foundation shows that in Wisconsin,
over 160,000 individuals currently receive tax subsidies, leading to an
average savings of $315 per enrollee. If the court rules against
subsidies in federal exchanges, Wisconsinites could see a 252% spike on
their premium payment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Secondly,
a ruling against subsidies may severely hinder the ACA’s mission.
Without subsidies, current plans will be more than 8.05% of consumers’
incomes, and they’ll be exempt from the tax penalty for not having
insurance. This means that a large amount of newly insured Americans,
would again go uninsured, shrinking the insurance risk pool, increasing
health care costs for all.</span></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3007" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3009" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Many
media outlets are predicting that rule will be in favor of the
subsidies, however, it can be difficult to predict. Technically, if the
Supreme Court rules against the Obama administration, changes could
take effect as early as August. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human
Services, Sylvia Burwell, said that if this is the case, it will be up
to state officials and Congress to help consumers find affordable
coverage, although the administration will work with states in order to
mitigate effects. We are expecting a Supreme Court decision by the end
of the month. </span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3000" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3002" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep
your eyes open for a Special Edition HealthWatch Update the moment the
opinion is delivered, and we'll share the details, and what it could
mean for Wisconsin!</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3109" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3108" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3107" style="font-size: 15px;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3106">Significant Drop in BadgerCare for Childless Adults in May</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3050" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397852905_3051" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The
May BadgerCare Plus enrollment numbers are now available, showing what
appears to be the continued impact of “renewals” (or lack thereof) for
the childless adult population. April was the first month for childless
adults to renew their coverage (see Ops Memo 15-02) and enrollment
declined by over 2,600. The May data, as predicted, followed suit—but
the results were far more drastic than April. In May, almost 6,500
childless adults lost BadgerCare Plus coverage – which means in the last
two months, <strong>over 9,000 childless adults</strong> have lost BadgerCare Plus.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-90938329591340101302015-06-02T03:35:00.000-07:002015-06-02T03:35:17.016-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Proposed BadgerCare changes hurt access to coverage</h1>
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<span> Lesley Kieffer </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433240976859_2576">3:14 p.m. CDT June 1, 2015</span></div>
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<span><span>Columnist
says the governor’s budget proposal would make drastic changes to
BadgerCare — a successful, cost-effective program in both rural and
urban communities.</span><span>(Photo: File/Getty Images/Creatas RF)</span></span></div>
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<span><span> 1 </span><span>CONNECT</span></span><span><span> 1 </span><span>COMMENT</span></span><span><span></span><span>EMAIL</span></span><span><span></span><span>MORE</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433240976859_2532">As
a physician, I believe all Wisconsin residents deserve access to
affordable, quality health care. Unfortunately, I am fearful that many
low-income Wisconsinites to whom I provide care are at risk of losing
health coverage as a result of recommendations contained in the
governor's proposed budget. </span></div>
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The
governor's budget proposes drastic changes to our state's Medicaid
program, BadgerCare. BadgerCare has proven to be a successful,
cost-effective program in both rural and urban communities over the past
decade. It provides more than 800,000 men, women, and children across
the state with access to affordable health care coverage.</div>
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The
governor's proposed budget would require the state to request a waiver
from the federal government to make changes to the BadgerCare program
for childless adults. A "childless adult" is defined an adult without
dependent children. The proposed changes include: requiring enrollees to
pay monthly premiums; limiting lifetime eligibility to 48 months; and
requiring drug testing.</div>
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These
troubling changes have not received much attention from the media and
seem to have flown under the radar in legislative debates regarding the
budget. Unfortunately, if enacted, these changes would mainly serve to
deny much-needed health care to thousands of low-income Wisconsinites.</div>
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While
at first glance some of the changes might seem reasonable, people who
work with low-income patients quickly recognize why they are so
potentially harmful and have been failures when previously tried.</div>
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Kieffer <span>(Photo: Submitted)</span></div>
Wisconsin
already experimented with requiring low-income people enrolled in the
Transitional Medical Assistance program to pay monthly premiums and it
was a disaster: 21 percent of the adults affected by the policy lost
coverage for failure to pay a premium.<br />
Simply put, the people I
see make so little money that they cannot afford to choose between
paying health care premiums and other basic life expenses. If forced to
choose, people will forgo needed medical care to put food on the table.<br />
Limiting
lifetime eligibility to no more than 48 months would be an
unprecedented change that fundamentally undermines the purpose of
BadgerCare, which is meant to be a reliable safety net that provides
low-income people with health care.<br />
Economic hardship doesn't
always come with a time limit, especially given the reality of wage
stagnation and job insecurity. Many of my BadgerCare patients are older
adults waiting for their Medicare eligibility, with no other options for
insurance. They cannot be left without options if they are 62 and have
used their lifetime cap on BadgerCare eligibility.<br />
Rural Wisconsin
has not been immune to struggles with drug abuse. However, the drug
testing provision raises serious constitutional questions, as a similar
proposal for public benefit recipients was recently declared
unconstitutional in Florida.<br />
Just as importantly, similar
provisions in other states have not been cost-effective and do little to
actually help people with substance abuse disorders. If Wisconsin is
truly interested in addressing substance abuse, we should direct our
resources towards effective treatment programs.<br />
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In
addition to these troubling proposed changes, the budget also continues
the governor's failed policy of rejecting federal money to expand
BadgerCare. As a result, there are thousands of low-income adults who
cannot afford private health insurance but have too high of an income to
qualify for BadgerCare.</div>
Currently, a childless adult is eligible
for BadgerCare if he or she earns an income at or below 100 percent of
the Federal Poverty Line (FPL), which is only $11,770 for an adult
without dependents, or $980 a month.<br />
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Accepting
federal Medicaid dollars would save the state at least $345 million and
provide at least 81,000 additional Wisconsinites with the health care
they need.</div>
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The Legislature
should make the morally and fiscally sound decision to accept these
federal dollars and reject the governor's unnecessary and harmful
proposed changes to BadgerCare. Our health depends on it.</div>
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433240976859_2562"><i id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433240976859_2561">Dr. Lesley Kieffer, is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and a family medicine physician at Bellin Health De Pere West.</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sara,</span></span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2228" style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2227" style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gJ825wbcSNAqSkhZ%2FKqvmH4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><img align="right" alt="" src="https://www.facebook.com/abetterbadgercare/photos/pb.109369585797735.-2207520000.1432222267./793836060684414/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xpa1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10866160_793836060684414_6625766807614780705_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F11072904_793836060684414_6625766807614780705_n.jpg%3Foh%3D0ce446b620342cae44372ba76134026a%26oe%3D560A347A&size=2000%2C2000&fbid=793836060684414" /></b></a><b><img align="right" alt="" src="https://www.facebook.com/abetterbadgercare/photos/pb.109369585797735.-2207520000.1432222267./793836060684414/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xpa1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10866160_793836060684414_6625766807614780705_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xfp1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F11072904_793836060684414_6625766807614780705_n.jpg%3Foh%3D0ce446b620342cae44372ba76134026a%26oe%3D560A347A&size=2000%2C2000&fbid=793836060684414" /></b><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2Brzk1Dr6cgosWr94d%2FyVMH4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2226" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2225"><img align="right" alt="" height="297" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2224" src="https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11072904_793836060684414_6625766807614780705_n.jpg?oh=0ce446b620342cae44372ba76134026a&oe=560A347A" width="297" /></b></a><b> today is the day to </b><a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tZUdfms1HlmoBgMx6i7p5n4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>speak out</b></a></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> for the health care access Wisconsin women need and deserve!</span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Out of the many issues and programs included in the <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Z%2F5O7amcyWi7UJaVDRW7G34%2FhnCGaG%2BV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Governor's state budge</a>t, one of the most concerning proposal is around changes to Wisconsin's BadgerCare program.</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2266" style="font-size: larger;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2265" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2264" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Currently
more than 800,000 men, women, and children receive quality, affordable
health care coverage through BadgerCare plans. But the Governor's plan
would make it harder for Wisconsin women without dependent children to
afford and access the health care they need and deserve.</span></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2251" style="font-size: larger;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2250" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2249" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Governor
Walker is proposing that Wisconsin women who make below $11,770 per
year ($981 per month) be charged unaffordable monthly premiums for
coverage, be required to perform a drug screenings assessment and would
be limited to only 48 months on the program, If enacted, this proposal </span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2255" style="font-size: larger;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2254" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2253" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">would likely cause many women to lose their health care coverage unable to afford the premium payments</span></span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2258" style="font-size: larger;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2257" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2256" style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"> and would undermine the Governor's promise to prevent any coverage gaps in our state. </span></span></span></div>
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Today, Wisconsin leaders are set to debate these changes and we need
women's health advocates to speak out and let them know that Wisconsin
deserves <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rkzcm1exDT3mChWju32YOn4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#ABetterBadgerCare!</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432230263369_2271" style="font-size: larger;">Take a few moments to <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ngH9x3DxuBrrt1M7x70kxX4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>send a message</b></a>
to your elected representatives asking them to reject Governor Walker's
proposed changes to BadgerCare and to expand Medicaid to ensure
Wisconsin women and their families have access to the affordable and
quality care they need and deserve. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: larger;"> <a href="http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DKFeeLFMmvs00ov%2BCk9MyH4%2FhnCGaG%2BV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make sure our leaders know</a> we are watching and that we care deeply about ensuring Wisconsin women have access to affordable and quality care!</span><br />
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<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/05/01/3653919/wisconsin-food-stamps-shellfish/">http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/05/01/3653919/wisconsin-food-stamps-shellfish/</a><br />
<a href="http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/proposals/ab177" target="_blank">http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/related/proposals/ab177</a> </div>
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<span style="color: #c80000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">8<sup>th</sup> Annual HealthWatch Wisconsin Conference: "R U Covered?"</span></span></strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for making this a success!</span></span></em></strong><br />
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2203" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2202" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ABC
for Health and HealthWatch Wisconsin are grateful for state policy
makers, health care providers, health policy experts, and advocates who
gathered to discuss public and private coverage options and strategies
to help accurately guide people to health care and coverage they need
and deserve. The “R U Covered” conference was a huge success! Not able
to join us in Madison? Join us in Milwaukee in May!!</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2200" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2199" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2198">Here’s what people had to say about the conference:</strong></span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2162" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2161" style="font-size: 14px;">“Congratulations
on another fantastic conference! It was great-- lots of good
information and the legislative sessions and BadgerCare looking forward
was really incredible.”</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2196" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2195" style="font-size: 14px;">“Great job organizing and presenting the conference... The ‘Kevins Panel’ was terrific.”</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2194" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2193" style="font-size: 14px;">“Great topics – hard to choose which workshop to attend!”</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2165" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2164" style="font-size: 14px;">“Overall this was wonderful. My favorite part was hearing the Representatives talk--that was unique and beneficial.”</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2192" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2191" style="font-size: 14px;">“The Legislative and BadgerCare discussions were AMAZING!”</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2173" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2175" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us for an afternoon of Medicaid and Marketplace Workshops!</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2189" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2190" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, May 7 </span></span><br />
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2178" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2177" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Time:</strong> <span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2188" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2187" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">12:30-4:30pm</span></span><br />
<strong>Where:</strong> Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee </span></span></div>
<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2180" style="font-size: 14px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1427744041479_2179" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration will open in early April. Watch your inbox! For more information call Cassidy at (608) 261-6939 ext. 219. </span></span></div>
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<em>Please note that A Better BadgerCare was formerly known as The Save BadgerCare Coalition.</em><br /></div>
<span class="yiv7103989711Title" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Time to Speak Out for a Better BadgerCare!</span><br /> <b>Month Day, Year</b></td></tr>
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<br />Are you ready to speak out for A Better BadgerCare???</div>
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1) Reject Governor Walker's Proposed Changes to BadgerCare, and<br /></div>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R5JC96ItT-Dge6gI5K7yys5Z2BcLOMQVfeenAzD5i98pg3yd9i2CYBzZIJHCl7Dsf0JDfNQKhaOjuNiG2EjZtnIDzO_Pc9AVA65Ur_Qo_te8w-CyW1es4nBdcuQqQFMQ8t_Qpr2o60ukejGmAFLv8npE09KHip85ECfSpCAY2G27WH8G4BVNjyWfh_5J9IdKFWJRpKKNz1RnLjzJfdOG3EOPU7c6hCGQZGLDuIBStfK30Ii9MW4v4LtElsCBMOb49uEb3TcuOneaIaRFj144EmL6x9uYl3s65HugLagRcVK2UuWCf6ED2A==&c=ZN3_0BYfJWKPzxdvh1wSOXZXCXWTVk57epe4aKo0oP-1psEBj2Fheg==&ch=oMSo8DKy_5mVPRnR21bkF06iKWQnwRqVpINUkBH6QfP9vRJ7Fqsnrg==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Link here</a> to view A Better BadgerCare fact sheet with more information on these two asks and visit <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R5JC96ItT-Dge6gI5K7yys5Z2BcLOMQVfeenAzD5i98pg3yd9i2CYBzZIJHCl7Dsu5orfhb4AYbey-KA5ZE-ufVV-goSCuLoPCA08qhbyOINF9p9voKOGFBr2BsZDfT6PBigSClWYW_vkTwymc5NgqB29mU6jLzTuPeIKG-l9CvJijdZdoffNQ==&c=ZN3_0BYfJWKPzxdvh1wSOXZXCXWTVk57epe4aKo0oP-1psEBj2Fheg==&ch=oMSo8DKy_5mVPRnR21bkF06iKWQnwRqVpINUkBH6QfP9vRJ7Fqsnrg==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.abetterbadgercare.com</a> to learn more about what's at stake for BadgerCare in the State Budget.<br /><br />We're
calling upon individuals and organizations to speak out now and let
members of the Joint Finance Committee know what A Better BadgerCare
looks like.<br /><br /><div style="font-size: 16pt;">
<strong><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001R5JC96ItT-Dge6gI5K7yys5Z2BcLOMQVfeenAzD5i98pg3yd9i2CYBzZIJHCl7DsqTJxFbkh450ysAOQmMkyMxC-u48P5JY6lAiueFBekNYrCR9oNwlzxyVYijSuEiS9Gj9IN-xIsFTCwtBYehWG9njsljmqIwD_888tDz3BP3ot8HEmn1oij1P61siM42M2HU56anBxR5m0ldZkgbgJE8HFOeLiV34NJx4R3n069neeYWTbmiBccGEtVCy2U93PI7RLGGASDdtpAec6CBKOQg==&c=ZN3_0BYfJWKPzxdvh1wSOXZXCXWTVk57epe4aKo0oP-1psEBj2Fheg==&ch=oMSo8DKy_5mVPRnR21bkF06iKWQnwRqVpINUkBH6QfP9vRJ7Fqsnrg==" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Take Action!</a></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Video Case Tip: Changes in Income</span></span></span></span></strong><br />
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recently created a mini-series on what to do if you experience an
Increase or Decrease in Income for purposes of both BadgerCare Plus and
the Marketplace. In these videos ABC for Health's Rich Lavigne talks
about the importance of reporting income changes and what the
implications of either an income increase or decrease would be.<br />
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<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=359947&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fmediasite.safetyweb.org%2FMediasite%2FPlay%2F7610549d61bf49c392192536f0bfb7d71d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> to watch the Video Case Tip on an Income Increase. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=359947&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fmediasite.safetyweb.org%2FMediasite%2FPlay%2F092959dcc63b4fb097dfacb731a9c0f81d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br />
Click here</a> to watch the Video Case Tip on an Income Decrease.</span></span></div>
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Enrollment in Marketplace coverage ends Sunday, February 15, 2015. Due
to this, many places in Wisconsin are participating in Enrollment Events
throughout the next week. For a full listing of events or to find one
in your area, please visit <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=357457&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fe4healthwi.org%2Fevents%2Fcategory%2Fmarketplace-consumer-events%2F" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423697612268_26909" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">e4healthwi.org</a>.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-30708943811332241272015-02-11T16:14:00.000-08:002015-02-11T16:14:09.993-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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enrollment through Health Reform's Marketplace runs through this
Sunday, February 15. February 15 will be the last day that consumers can
get health insurance coverage through the Marketplace for 2015. After
February 15, consumers can only enroll through a Special Enrollment
Period (SEP) by experiencing a Qualifying Life Event</span>.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To enroll through the Marketplace, visit <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=357457&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcare.gov%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HealthCare.gov</a>. The site also has a new feature where you can "window shop" for plans to see what coverage might cost based on income and age.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Qualifying Life Events include:</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Having a baby, adopting a child, or placing a child for adoption</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Getting married</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Losing other health coverage (this does not include voluntarily dropping coverage)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Being denied or losing Medicaid or CHIP coverage</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And more! Watch our Video Case Tip on "<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=357457&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fmediasite.safetyweb.org%2FMediasite%2FPlay%2F6600d5c0395143b2bd6371132c92a7021d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qualifying Life Events</a>"</span></span></li>
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by not purchasing insurance by February 15, you may either have a gap
in coverage or be subject to a penalty for being uninsured for more than
3 months in 2015. Time is of the essence. Also--BadgerCare Plus is
always open - you can apply at any time! You can start your application
for BadgerCare Plus through <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=357457&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcare.gov%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HealthCare.gov</a> or <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=357457&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=https%3A%2F%2Faccess.wisconsin.gov%2F" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423697612268_26850" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">access.wi.gov</a>.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-41065129665489180562015-02-02T09:36:00.002-08:002015-02-02T09:36:55.381-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422898337534_2200"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422898337534_2199" style="font-size: small;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422898337534_2198" style="font-family: Arial;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422898337534_2197" style="font-size: 16px;">Video Case Tip: BC+ Renewals for Childless Adults</span></span></span></strong><br />
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renewals will look for Childless Adults who signed up for BadgerCare
Plus in April of 2014.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-9501036580921761462015-01-21T06:37:00.000-08:002015-01-21T06:37:36.204-08:00I Survived Round Two!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Surgery went very well, the Doctors were able to remove almost 100% of the mucinous tumors, the organs are intact and I'm on my way to a solid recovery. However they were not able to fix the hernia, that will be for another time.<br />
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One drawback is that I woke up with diabetes and GERD. I was totally shocked about the diabetes, to be honest, it's literally been a pain, I don't enjoy stabbing myself before I can eat, it totally takes the joy out eating. Thankfully, I have an appointment with an endocrinologist, I'll need all the help I can get!<br />
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Everyday I can stand a little taller and stay awake a little longer, all good signs! I look forward to getting back into my workshop and picking up where I left off, lots to do yet before the season starts, but I'm confident, I'll be a good season as long as I'm prepared.<br />
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In a future post, I'll give you my insight on healthcare, I observed quiet a bit while at the hospital. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-34977410184316547752014-12-25T06:57:00.002-08:002014-12-31T07:59:23.931-08:00Surgery January 7th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Surgery is scheduled for January 7th at St Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee.<br />
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I'm getting a little nervous, this is a massive surgery, but I know I'm in the most capable hands and I have a large support group willing and able to help if needed.<br />
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Hopefully, I'll be back by mid January to resume posting information as it becomes available.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-45056075172539413632014-12-24T20:01:00.000-08:002014-12-24T20:01:49.448-08:00Medicaid to Blame for WI Budget Woes?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-24/walker-s-2016-dreams-clouded-by-wisconsin-finances-muni-credit.html">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-24/walker-s-2016-dreams-clouded-by-wisconsin-finances-muni-credit.html</a><br />
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Walkers team is setting up Medicaid as the the next cause for division, apparently us poor people are to blame for his budget shortfalls.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4085051947258158771.post-82687388303478579262014-12-12T13:11:00.001-08:002014-12-12T13:11:53.070-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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can apply for BadgerCare Plus through the Marketplace. If you fill out a
Marketplace Application and they determine you are eligible for
BadgerCare Plus, they will let you know and send your application to
your local County Consortium.</span></span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418418578504_2434" style="font-size: 13px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418418578504_2433" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> You can also apply for BadgerCare Plus the usual way by applying through <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=21458467&msgid=352404&act=G5EW&c=818794&destination=https%3A%2F%2Faccess.wisconsin.gov%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Access.gov.wi</a>.<br />
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It's amazing how many people are trying to kill me. <br />
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After consulting with the Doctors that will be performing my surgery, I was given the choice to have the surgery between the holidays or after the first of the year, I was leaning toward next year, I wanted as much time as possible to spend with family, just in case, since this surgery is shaping up to be more brutal than I was expecting.<br />
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Now I have to make a decision soon because assholes in Congress are playing with peoples lives and livelihoods. <br />
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