Family Financial Aspects of Health Care

This brief covers the financial aspects of health coverage and describe how health insurance works.  The brief outlines all the costs that make up the total cost of a family’s health coverage and what has changed with the Affordable Care Act.  The brief concludes with ways to track and save on costs. Issue Brief: Family […]

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Affordable Care Act Conversation

The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has a large number of features impacting the marketplace, consumers and small businesses. In this conversation state specialist J. Michael Collins and outreach specialist Caroline Gomez focus on the impacts on families especially related to budgeting, taxes and other financial management tasks that people may need to plan ahead […]

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Medical Debt and Financial Security

A significant percentage of households in Wisconsin and across the country are faced with medical debt. The causes of medical debt are wide-ranging given the complexities of the health care system. This brief identifies ways to help prevent medical bills from reaching unsustainable levels and strategies for dealing with existing debt. Issue Brief Medical Debt […]

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