Healhcare 

There are many programs and educational material that tells us how we should eat, sleep, and even how to live and survive. However, in some cases, you may have to go to the hospital. When you get there, they ask you a very important question. "Do you have insurance?" Every day 230 residents of Wisconsin lose their healthcare coverage. They then have an enormous burden on them: to pay for their hospital visits. These expenses can vary from a $100 for an exam, all the way up to thousands of dollars for surgery. If we need to mend the healthcare system, we need to fix two things. The cost to see a doctor and the cost of health insurance. Amazingly, these two costs are connected.

First, we need to fix the costs of seeing doctors. The reason hospital costs are rising is due to administrative costs. This can be easily fixed by moving paper records onto computers so they are electronic. Another reason costs are high is due to malpractice insurance. If something goes wrong during surgery on you or a loved one, it is understandable if you want some pay back. I propose to limit lawsuits on malpractice to the costs of the surgery and medical payments. After all, even though doctors are held to a higher standard, they are also human and make mistakes. Finally, everything from prescription drugs and medical equipment are brand names. If medical professionals prescribed generic drugs where brand named drugs are not needed, think of how much we could all save (you and the insurance companies)? The cost savings in the above areas would lower insurance rates.

Since you pay into health insurance, and in turn those payments pay for you and the medical bills, what happens when doctor costs go up? Your premium goes up! Another reason why your premium goes up is uninsured doctor visits. When someone visits the hospital if they don't have insurance and are unable pay, guess who gets the burden? The insured, because the doctors and hospitals still need to get their money somehow. This is why we need to cover everyone in the state of Wisconsin. To do this I propose to reinforce the Badger Care system to ensure that not just the low income families but every uninsured Wisconsin resident has insurance. The combinations of cost savings in doctor visits and insurance premiums will create a more enhanced healthcare system in Wisconsin, where all residents are covered.