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Health Affairs: Does The Rural-Urban Frame Help Explain Health Status?

Posted on April 30, 2018

Donna Friedsam, Health Policy Programs Director at the UW Population Health Institute writes in Health Affairs blog: A misplaced focus on the rural-urban divide overlooks the shared experience between those who suffer poor health and …

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How are Local Groups Sharing What they Know in the Fox Valley?

Posted on October 17, 2017

In September, the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project (EBHPP) held a program, co-hosted by state Representatives Dave Murphy, Mike Rohrkaste, and Amanda Stuck, that asked six groups working in different health areas in the Fox Valley …

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New Census Data: Uninsured Rates in Wisconsin

Posted on September 13, 2017

This week, the US Census released 2016 data about the uninsured. It shows that, since 2013 (pre-Obamacare) to 2016, the number of uninsured people in Wisconsin has decreased by 218,000. The rate of uninsured has …

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Health Care Quality & Disparities: Signs of Improvement

Posted on August 31, 2017

by Donna Friedsam Wisconsin hospitals have again performed very well on measures of health care quality compared to the average of all States nationally. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in August …

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More ACA/Obamacare updates

Posted on August 24, 2017

As noted in the previous blog post, updates continue to emerge about the counties where insurance carriers will offer ACA plans.  CMS has published an updated map, as of August 23, 2017 showing only a …

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The ACA in Wisconsin: What’s Next for Premiums, Insurance Markets, and Consumers?

Posted on August 18, 2017

by Donna Friedsam (Note: This post has been updated to reflect the change in health plan coverage of counties in Wisconsin and nationally as of the end of August) The longstanding effort by Congressional Republicans …

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Welcome to the launch of our Health Policy blog

Posted on August 17, 2017

We will use this blog to provide updates, evidence, and non-partisan analysis about matters of state and federal policy as they pertain to and affect health, health coverage, health care in Wisconsin.  We consider how …

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  • Health Affairs: Does The Rural-Urban Frame Help Explain Health Status?
  • How are Local Groups Sharing What they Know in the Fox Valley?
  • New Census Data: Uninsured Rates in Wisconsin
  • Health Care Quality & Disparities: Signs of Improvement
  • More ACA/Obamacare updates

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