Here & Now; 524

January 5, 2007

Here and Now, Footage of Governor Doyle's inauguration from 1-3-07, Healthcare in Wisconsin,Exerpt from a Governor Doyle's Inaugural address. He talks about the future of healthcare in Wisconsin., Manitowok HSAs, In the past, Manitowok County offered their employees a typical health insurance plan with a $500 annual deductible for family coverage. But starting this year, the county is offering workers a plan with a $3,000 deductible for a family. Now, that normally wouldn't be that good a deal, except the county gives each employee $3,000 every year in the form of a health savings account that can be used to pay out-of-pocket costs. If you don't spend it all, it rolls over to the next year and can be taken with you if you go to work someplace else. Both plans cover the same doctors and hospitals, except the HSA plan costs the county about $7,000 a year less per employee. (Includes full-screen graphic reader) , Minitowok HSAs, In the past, Manitowok County offered their employees a typical health insurance plan with a $500 annual deductible for family coverage. But starting this year, the county is offering workers a plan with a $3,000 deductible for a family. Now, that normally wouldn't be that good a deal, except the county gives each employee $3,000 every year in the form of a health savings account that can be used to pay out-of-pocket costs. If you don't spend it all, it rolls over to the next year and can be taken with you if you go to work someplace else. Both plans cover the same doctors and hospitals, except the HSA plan costs the county about $7,000 a year less per employee. (Includes full-screen graphic reader) , Van Hollen Inauguration, J.B. Van Hollen, standing with his wife and children by his side became our first attorney general. Here's an exert from Attorney Generals address on Wednesday. , New WPR radio show, If you're a public radio fan, then you've heard of Wisconsin Public Radio's Peabody award-winning program, 'To the Best of Our Knowledge.' Two of the show's producers are unveiling a new radio show called 'Crashing the Ether,' which is an old-school term for going on the air. The show is scheduled to debut on Wisconsin Public Radio January 20 at 4:00 p.m. (Includes audio exerpt from the show) , Doyle Inauguration, We return to the inaugural ceremonies on Wednesday. Governor Doyle talked about healthcare in his address, but he closed it with a story that puts the focus on the people of Wisconsin and what they mean to an all star baseball player. , Steve Kagen Sworn In,Art Hackett reader discussing the official process of swearing new Congressman Steve Kagen into office. (Includes inauguration SOT b-roll), Off the Road Immigration Reform, For Senator Ted Kennedy, immigration reform was on the front burner. It's likely to stay on the front burner in the coming session. It's also a topic taken up by our guest commentator. Here's Milwaukee Dan Banda filing this commentary editorial from the Wisconsin/Illinois line.