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Health & Medicine

Ryan says reform will lead to rationing

by Bob Hague on March 15, 2010

As a key House committee voted Monday to advance the Obama administration’s health care reform plan, a Wisconsin congressman repeated his longstanding objections to the direction the legislation is taking.

“It didn’t have to be this way, and it doesn’t have to stay this way” said Representative Paul Ryan. “At the Blair House summit, Vice President Biden claimed that we aren’t qualified to speak for the American people. I respectfully disagreed then, and I respectfully disagree now. The people we represent, and I’d suspect most of here, passionately believe that we need to fix what’s broken in health care. But I don’t believe that this is the way to do it.” [click to continue…]

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Bill mandates HIV testing of released inmates (AUDIO)

by Bob Hague 03/15/10 12:45 AM

With HIV rates on the rise in Milwaukee, there’s a proposal to mandate testing as state inmates are released from prison. Doctor Patricia McManus with the Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin noted that African Americans account for more than fifty percent of the state’s adult prison population, and that inmates in general, and black man [...]

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Health reform may give domestic victims more help

by Brian Moon 03/12/10 12:07 PM

As President Obama continues to push for a final agreement on a health care overhaul, violence advocates are applauding parts of the bill. Patti Seger, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence, says in what appears to be the final legislation, additional screening and counseling will be available for victims. This includes a [...]

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CPR class could be required at high schools

by Jackie Johnson 03/10/10 1:11 AM

If one lawmaker has his way, soon all teens would learn CPR and CCR in school.
New legislation (AB 725) being considered at the capitol would require schools to offer high school students instruction in performing cardiopulmonary and cardio-cerebral resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
“Students do not have to be certified. We just [...]

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Fighting obesity in schools

by WRN Contributor 03/10/10 12:43 AM

Federal funding is on its way to help Wisconsin in the fight against childhood obesity.
Jon Hisgen is the health and physical education consultant with the state Department of Public Instruction. He says a “sizeable” sum of money is coming from the federal government to help plan strategies for combating the weight problem. A portion of [...]

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