In the Media

Monroe Times:  Report Reveals Need for Health Care Fixes

Wausau Daily Herald: Region's Lawmakers Differ on Health Care Reform

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (Jon Erpenbach):  All Should Have Health Coverage Like State Officials

The News Tribune: Washington State Takes a Look at Healthy Wisconsin

Captial Times:  Healthy Wisconsin  is Fixed and Ready to Go (Jack Lohman)

Wisconsin Radio Network:  Healthy Wisconsin Back in the Senate

 

Wisconsin Technology Network (Judy Robson):  Wisconsin watches as California moves toward healthcare reform

Dunn County News:  Healthcare plan includes marketplace magic

Dunn County News:  One Bad Day Away

Appleton Post-Crescent (Connie Raether): Healthy Wisconsin is the Answer

Wisconsin Radio Network:  Healthy Wisconsin Still Lives

Small Business Times (Jon Erpenbach):  Healthy Wisconsin is good business

Small Business Times (Greg Bass):  Small business supports Healthy Wisconsin


The Capital Times (editorial):  Priority one:  health reform

The Capital Times: Health insurance premiums, workers’ anxieties rise

Tomah Journal (Dian Palmer):  Special interests have no use for Healthy Wisconsin
 


Small Business Times (Jack Lohman):  Do Your Own Math on Healthy Wisconsin

Wausau Daily Herald:  Health plan fans serious

The Capital Times (Brandon Buchanan):  Healthy Wisconsin bill is morally correct choice

Wausau Daily Herald:  Health plan fans 'serious'

Winona Daily News:
Helping Others

 

Racine Journal Times: Take a closer look  at Healthy Wisconsin

 

Oshkosh Northwestern: Group touts benefits of Healthy Wisconsin insurance plan

 

Chippewa.com (Kreitlow): Plan responds to concerns 

 


The Tomah Journal: Myth of infallible private sector drives health care report

Stevens Point Journal: Senator pushes health care plan

The Dunn County News (LTE by Rev. Rob MacDougall):  Healthy Wisconsin proposal is sound

In These Times:  Universal Health Care for Wisconsin?

La Crosse Tribune:  Healthy Wisconsin could be a model for national program

West Salem Coulee News: Local Citizens Weigh in on Healthy Wisconsin

The Capital Times (Jack Lohman): Biz leaders demanding fix for health care system

The Small Business Times (Rep. Josh Zepnick): Consumer-driven care is a sham

The Huffington Post (David Sirota): Conservatives Attack Over Universal Health Care

The Capital Times: As funny as a heart attack

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (David Riemer): Healthier approach to state care

Wisconsin State Journal (Nancy Nguyen): Improving health care access must be a priority

Wisconsin Radio Network:  Republican Health Plan Facing Criticism

La Crosse Tribune: Selling Snake Oil to the Sick

The American Prospect:  States Lead the Way on Health Care Reform

Dunn County News (Senator Kathleen Vinehout): Healthy Wisconsin: Separating Fact from Fiction

The Monroe Times:  Seniors Urged to Support Healthy Wisconsin

The Capital Times:  Protestors Rally, Demand Universal Coverage

Madison's 92.1 The Mic: WI Democracy Campaign's Mike McCabe Follows the Money Trail Behind Healthy Wisconsin Opposition (MP3 File)

Madison's 92.1 The Mic: Interview with Kristin Settle from the Institute for One Wisconsin (MP3 File) *Interview starts about 10 minutes into the program

The Small Business Times (Jack Lohman): Healthy Wisconsin provokes healthy debate

The Sheboygan Press (Dian Palmer): Healthy Wisconsin a step forward

The Capital Times:  Cynical GOP vs. health reform

The Capital Times:  Polls says Wisconsin wants universal care

Milwaukee County Labor Press:  GOP Creates State Budget Mischief

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune (Judy Robson):  State budget offers health care reform opportunity

Racine Journal Times: State Senators Tout Healthy Wisconsin

Small Business Times (David Riemer): Businesses should embrace Healthy Wisconsin

Tomah Journal: Fighting for Universal Health Care

Madison's 92.1 The Mic: Interview with David Riemer about Healthy Wisconsin (MP3 File)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Joe Leean): Healthy Wisconsin Solves Real Problems

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Health care hits home for lawmaker

The Capital Times:  Sick over lack of health care, Wisconsinites seek action

La Crosse Tribune:  Health care a key area of dispute in state budget battle

Talking Points Memo:   DC Won't Deliver  Health Care for All

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:  New Report: Healthy Wisconsin Will Create Jobs

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (Neil Rainford):  Ziegelbauer ignores health care reform

La Crosse Tribune (David Newby):  Healthy Wisconsin an affordable plan

Small Business Times (Rep. Jon Richards):  Healthy Wisconsin is a Healthy Alternative

Madison's 92.1 The Mic: Interview with Citizen Action's Robert Kraig about Healthy Wisconsin  (MP3 File) *Interview at midpoint of program

La Crosse Tribune (Jason Gillett):  Health Care a Crisis for All

Small Business Times (Former Republican State Senator Joe Leean):  Republicans should quit obstructing health care reform

Milwaukee's Shepherd Express:  Healthy Wisconsin would lower expenses, advocates argue

Racine Journal Times:  People want health care fix

Captial Times (Robert Kraig):  State makes historic move toward health care reform

Beloit Daily News (Judy Robson):  Healthy Wisconsin fixes system

WEAU:  Health Care

WKBT: Wisconsin Senate Passes Universal Health Care Plan

Huffington Post:  Focuses on Healthy Wisconsin Plan

Associated Press:  Wis. moves toward a universal health care plan

Wisconsin Public Radio: Interview with Sen. Jon Erpenbach (link to audio)

Captial Times (Judy Robson):  A cure comes right on time

GMToday (Tim Schilke):  Many Americans favor health care overhaul

WRN:  Dems ready to fight for their health plan

Racine Journal Times:  State Dems unveil new universal health care plan

Capital Times:  Dems rush and laud health plan

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Jim Stingl):  Health plan reform better late than never

WRN:  Dems tout their new healthcare plan

WRN:  Democrats' universal health plan unveiled

WBAY:  State Democrats Pursue Universal Health Coverage

Milwaukee  Journal Sentinel:  Senators push universal health care

Wausau Daily Herald (Roger Bybee):  Free-market health care is biggest enemy of free-market business in Wisconsin



Press Releases

Famlies USA:  Healthy Wisconsin Will Stimulate Job Growth

Americans for Democratic Action:  Supports Healthy Wisconsin

Citizen Action of Wisconsin: Vukmir Attack on Citizen  Action Report Unfounded

                                                   Health Savings Accounts Will Make the Health Care Crisis Much Worse

                                                   Healthy Wisconsin Being Attacked by Extreme Right-Wing Group

                                                   Assembly Republicans Don't Believe there is a Health Care Crisis
  
                                                   WMC Uses Faulty Logic in Latest Attack Against Healthy Wisconsin

                                                   Senate Passes Historic Health Care Reform 

Institute for One Wisconsin: Endorses Healthy Wisconsin

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin:  League Supports Senate Comprehensive Healthcare Reform

One Wisconsin Now's Forward Report:  Exposing HSAs, the Old Conservative Stand-by

                                                                         A Healthy Wisconsin is the Best Medicine

SEIU:  Supports Healthy Wisconsin Plan

WEAC:  WEAC Supports Universal Health Care

Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans:  Supports Healthy Wisconsin

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families:  Plan Builds on Efforts to Insure All Kids

Wisconsin Laborer's District Council:  Supports Healthy Wisconsin Plan

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: Endorse Healthy Wisconsin Plan


On the Blogs

Brew City Brawler:"Big lies about consumer-driven health care: The John Torinus and KI edition"
                                 "Why does the Journal Sentinel let John Torinus write about Healthy Wisconsin?"
                                 "The Milwaukee Vukmir-Sentinel Part Two"
                                 "Why there is no compromising with the other side on Health Care"
                                 "Leah Vukmir Don't Know (Adam) Smith"
                                 "Journal Sentinel: Still clueless on health care reform"
                                 "The Milwaukee Vukmir-Sentinel"
                                 "Why does the Journal Sentinel think the Assembly GOP has a health care plan?"
                                 "John Torinus gets clock cleaned in Healthy WI debate, claims victory"
                                 "Does the Journal Sentinel care whether Wisconsinites favor Healthy Wisconsin?" 
                                 "Right wing demagogurey and Healthy Wisconsin"
                                 "Boots and Sabers don't know much about health care history"
                                 "John Torinus makes the case for Healthy Wisconsin"
                                 "Is Steve Walters on the Republican Payroll? The Health Care Reform Edition"

Folkbum's Rambles and Rants: "Fun with Numbers: Wisconsin Health Initiative"

In Effect:  "Health Care Reform is Coming Back"
                 "Does WI Right to Life Know Something We Don't?"
                 "Another Shot at Healthy Wisconsin Falls Short"
                 "Take $29,000 and Call Me in the Morning"
                 "Is a Productive Health Care Debate Possible in Today's State Legislature?"
                 "The Health Care Debate Deserves Better"
                 "Torinus Responds to Inquiries"
                 "A Couple More Questions for John Torinus"
                 "See No Debate, Hear No Debate"
                 "Torinus Swings and Misses Again at Healthy WI"
                 "Critics Continue to Reach for Arguments Against Healthy WI"
                 "Critiques of Healthy WI Keep Coming Up Short"
                 "Critiquing Healthy Wisconsin: Where's the Substance?"
                 "Senate Dems Healthy Wisconsin Initiative"

Jeff4WI: "Jessica McBride: 'poor people don't deserve healthcare' "

Left on the Lake:  "Questions for Conservatives Regarding Universal Health Care"

Mid Coast Views:  "Speaker Huebsch's Truthiness Problems"
Mobile's Take:  "Not Suprised and Disappointed"

One Blog:  "Torinus, Conservatives Ignore Costs of Status Quo"
                    "The Market has Already Spoken on HSAs"
                    "Progressive Values are Wisconsin Values"
                    "Wisconsin Right to Life Shuns Those Dying for Health Care"
                    "This One Trick Pony Must be Exausted"
                    "Special Interest Cash Could Prove Costly for GOP"
                    "Defending Wisconsin Businesses by Costing Them More?"
                    "Who Hit the Mute Button at WMC?"
                    "GOP Supports $14 Billion Inaction Tax"

Pundit Nation:  "The Mike Huebsch Health Care Plan-the Yard Sale"

Rock Netroots: "Gazette: Blame Healthy Wisconsin for Budget Battle"
                            "Police Care, Fire Care, and Health Care"

Throw the Rascals Out: "Quality health care will soon be a luxury few can afford" 
                                            "Healthy Wisconsin should be passed and expanded"
                                             "Republicans have priorities reversed on health care"

Xoff at Uppity Wisconsin: "People vs. Money on health care"