Earlier this month, members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives announced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. What could this federal legislation mean for Black mothers in Wisconsin, which has the highest Black maternal mortality rate in the country? Today on the show, we spend the hour […]
ABC for Health helps navigate insurance options
Focussing on low-income families and children with special healthcare needs, ABC for Health helps people navigate the healthcare coverage options that are available, according to COO Brynne McBride. She also talks about Trump’s continued assault on the Affordable Care Act, recently heard by the Supreme Court, and the effect it could have on the 22 […]
Rural Healthcare’s COVID Crisis
As Wisconsin and other states around the country face a new COVID-19 surge, rural hospitals are sounding the alarm. Today on the show, we take a close look at the pandemic’s impact on rural hospitals and healthcare with journalist Lyle Muller of IowaWatch and Tim Size, executive director of Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative. Lyle Muller […]
As COVID-19 cases increase, so does the strain on Wisconsin’s nu...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, one of the nation’s major lines of defense has been its nurses and medical caregivers. Over the summer, the strain on those healthcare workers seemed to be on the decline as Wisconsin’s positivity rate dropped. That has all changed in the past two months. As the state’s COVID-19 positivity […]
March Calls For More Accessible Healthcare
A crowd of about a hundred gathered at the Capitol building Sunday afternoon to join Madison’s March for Medicaid. The protest was hosted by the Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign and the Nonviolent Medicaid Army along with more than a dozen other local advocacy groups. Demonstrators protested inequitable healthcare and other disparities highlighted by the pandemic. […]
Americans Reaching for Hope
After last night’s presidential debate, many Americans are feeling that hope is in short supply. So today on the show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow asks award-winning author Sheryl WuDunn: What gives you hope right now? Over the course of the hour, WuDunn shares stories and insights from her latest co-authored book, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for […]
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