http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/drunk-driving-crash-s5.jpgLocal governments faced with decreased shared revenue and Wisconsin Medicaid payments are hard pressed to combat addiction with community-based treatment alternatives instead of incarceration. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout describes the challenges and offers solutions.

Governor now finds it convenient to pretend to care about health care costs, but 7 years of sabotage of the ACA reveals that he has been more than willing to play politics with the lives of Wisconsinites.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/health-care-costs-s5.jpgWalker claims premiums are going down but they are rising by $1400, say Dems. People with pre-existing conditions or outside the health exchange still out of luck.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate says it’s time to legalize cannabis for recreational and medicinal use, and grow Wisconsin’s economy.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/medicare-patient-s5.jpgNorthwestern Wisconsin's new Senator Patty Schachtner talks about these crucial health care coverage programs and how we need to expand access to them.