Affordable Care Act Archives - Wisconsin Watch

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Health & Welfare

‘We don’t turn anyone away’: Wisconsin’s free clinics fill gaps as thousands expected to go uninsured

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch December 11, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Free and charitable clinics brace for a surge in patients due to spiking Affordable Care Act premiums and the expiration of a crucial tax credit.

Will 2026 Obamacare premiums double for 20 million Americans?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch November 14, 2025November 17, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Have Obamacare premiums increased three times the rate of inflation?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Do 6 million people receive Obamacare health insurance without knowing it?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel try to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch February 6, 2025March 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Does Project 2025 call for repealing the Affordable Care Act?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Has potential Wisconsin US Senate candidate Eric Hovde ever said he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

Confused about health insurance during open enrollment? A navigator can help.

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service November 30, 2022April 25, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Neighbors diverge on health care

by James Nord December 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Brian Sorensen (left), his wife, Lisa Nerenhausen, and son, Parker Sorensen, at their home in Appleton, Wis., on December 20, 2013. Lisa and her husband are losing coverage under BadgerCare, as part of the approximately 70,000 people that will be forced to move on to the private health care exchange. But their son, Parker, stands to gain coverage from the change, as he is among the 80,000 or so poor childless adults who may qualify for coverage under the new system.

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin family braces for a transition

by Nora HertelDecember 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

States differ widely on costs

by Nora HertelDecember 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Eleta Pierce, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and her family are eligible for Medicaid beginning Jan. 1. Minnesota expanded Medicaid enrollment requirements as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Changes ease Minnesota family’s worries

by James Nord December 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch