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Wisconsin Health Insurance Pool For Schools Could Save Money, Legislators Say
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
May 3 Wisconsin school districts would get health insurance through a state-run program like that for state workers, potentially saving $500 million a year, under a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers budget and in a similar proposal by an administrator for former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
The proposed 2021-23 budget by Evers, former state superintendent of schools, calls for spending $500,000 to study requiring the state s 421 school districts to join a group health plan through the Department of Employee Trust Funds, or ETF. The budget calls for an implementation plan by the end of next year, with the program starting in 2024.
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New Report: 36% of Patients Sacrifice Medications to Afford Basic Needs
New Report: 36% of Patients Sacrifice Medications to Afford Basic Needs
The 2021 Medication Access Report emphasizes medication access barriers further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and technology that can make a difference
PR Newswire
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic caused tens of millions of Americans to lose their jobs, health insurance and, for some, access to their medications.1 New research released today by CoverMyMeds found that 65 percent of patients were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic2 and 36 percent sacrificed their treatments or medications to pay for bills and basic needs.2 Others have done the inverse: 43 percent have had to forgo paying for essential items and bills to afford needed medications,2 while 41 percent have skipped or modified medicat