We Have an Unprecedented Opportunity to Fix Health Care
By State Senator Jon Erpenbach
When it comes to health care, the Wisconsin state legislature has both an important responsibility and an unprecedented opportunity.
Health care costs and access to affordable health care are among the most pressing priorities for Wisconsinites of all walks of life – employers, employees, families, seniors, businesses, farmers all have a stake.
In November, the country told its elected leaders that you want more from us.
You told us that you do not expect us to solve every problem, but you expect us to come up with real solutions to the challenges facing working families.
My sincere hope that as the incoming Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, I can help lead real improvements and real reform for health care.
I am proud our next Senate Majority Leader Judy Robson has chosen me to navigate this course. And I intend to deliver.
We need to focus on important priorities such as BadgerCare Plus among other improvements and ideas.
We need to lower health care costs. We need to make sure citizens have access to care. We need to make sure job loss or a single unforeseen accident never threatens the economic future of a middle class family.
I’m looking forward to working with Republicans and Democrats to get real results.
I have sat on the Senate’s Health Committee and the Select Committee on Health Care Reform, and I know by addressing the rising costs of health care we will not only help working families, but also employers across Wisconsin.
In the coming months, I’m looking forward to drawing on the ideas, innovation and insight from people across Wisconsin and across the economic spectrum – from business owners, farmers, insurance providers, our schools and organized labor.
Wisconsin sent a loud and clear message we need a new direction in the state legislature on central issues like health care. Our Democratic Majority will move quickly and decisively to get results for working families.
