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.
DAVID WAHLBERG
Wisconsin health officials have repeatedly declined to say how many residents have acquired COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated, even though theyâre tracking such âbreakthroughâ infections and federal officials have reported more than 7,000 cases nationally.
A new clinical study shows the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is about 66 percent effective against moderate to severe COVID-19.That also includes variants. It s the same number the company released earlier this year.Right now the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is on pause in the U.S. because of concerns over a possible link to rare cases of blood clots.Â
The U.S. total of 7,157 cases is among more than 87 million people who have received both doses of the Moderna or Pfizer injections or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. Thatâs about 0.008%.
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