Wisconsin

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  Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

  By Kevin Wang  |  May 20, 2013

  Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

• Premium increases remain steady

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  Health insurance premiums have remained steady in the lead up to the implementation of the main provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to new analysis.

• Wisconsin Senate to take up dental insurance changes

  By Associated Press  |  May 7, 2013

  The Wisconsin state Senate plans to vote on a bill with bipartisan support that would allow dentists to charge more for certain services not covered by an insurance plan.

• More states license co-ops

  By Allison Bell  |  April 17, 2013

  At least 10 organizers of co-op plans have received some or all of the state regulator approvals they need to open the plans for business.

• Court rules Milwaukee police can’t bargain health costs

  By Todd Richmond  |  April 17, 2013

  Two Wisconsin appellate courts bolstered portions of Republicans' contentious collective bargaining restrictions Tuesday, ruling that Milwaukee police can't negotiate their own health care costs and that a county board legally required elected officials to pay more for their benefits.

• Wisconsin GOP proposes jobless benefit changes

  By Todd Richmond  |  April 3, 2013

  Republican legislators have asked an advisory council to review a package of changes to Wisconsin's unemployment benefit rules, including linking eligibility to the state's unemployment rate, devoting millions in tax dollars to reducing federal debt and scaling back benefits during training in an effort to help the state recover from...

• Wisconsin GOP proposes unemployment benefit changes

  By Associated Press  |  April 2, 2013

  A group of Republican legislators has forwarded a package of changes to Wisconsin's unemployment benefit rules to a state council for consideration.

• Wisconsin investment board gives $8 million in bonuses

  By Scott Bauer  |  March 25, 2013

  Wisconsin's pension fund managers were given more than $8 million in bonuses as a reward for strong investment returns, nearly double what they received last year, according to records released to The Associated Press on Friday.

• House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown

  By Andrew Taylor, David Espo  |  March 6, 2013

  Republicans pushed legislation through the House on Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown this month while easing the short-term impact of $85 billion in spending cuts — at the same time previewing a longer-term plan to erase federal deficits without raising taxes.

• Study shows declining life span for some US women

  By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer  |  March 4, 2013

  A new study offers more compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a disturbing trend that experts can't explain.