Summary
Wisconsin's health care financing crisis can't be addressed by tinkering with it. When a system is broken beyond repair, the solution requires the kind of bold approach two state legislators unveiled last week.
State Reps. Curt Gielow (R-Mequon) and Jon Richards (D- Milwaukee) may not have hit on the cure, but their proposal to radically change the way health insurance is bought and sold in Wisconsin by employing a statewide insurance pool is worth a hard look. Although it undoubtedly has its glitches and the payroll tax that would be used to help finance it may be a tough sell for good reason it's also one of the most promising ideas we've seen.See the full content of this document
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To their credit, Gielow and Richards concede this is a work in progress. They want to spark a serious public policy debate, which means ...
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