Governor Walker wants to prop up the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare to stabilize the state’s health insurance market. We’ll get the details. We take a look at one Wisconsin company’s journey to bring a plant that would produce a radioactive isotope used to detect cancer to Janesville, WI. We also hear from a guest about Wisconsin’s political shift over the years.
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Walker To Shore Up Obamacare Market
After being a fierce opponent of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Governor Walker announced that he wanted to prop it up in order to stabilize the state’s health insurance market. We dig into the details with a political scientist and healthcare policy expert.
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Radioactive Isotope Facility Could Be Coming To Janesville
The radioactive isotope “moly-99” is used in hospitals nationwide to detect cancer, but with no North American facilities producing it, the supply chain is unreliable. However, a manufacturing facility for the isotope could soon fill the void left by the closing of the General Motors plant Janesville. A health reporter talks with us about the development and how it could affect patient care.
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How Can We Reduce Partisanship In Wisconsin's Politics?
Wisconsin’s politics have grown increasingly polarized in the last decade, but our guest says it doesn’t have to be that way. The recently retired head of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance shares his ideas for reducing partisanship, including making the legislature a part-time job.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Haleema Shah Producer
- Dean Knetter Producer
- Philip Rocco Guest
- Sarah Varney Guest
- Todd Berry Guest
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