By Jean Marsch, Co-chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee will be Wednesday, October 14 at 10:30 am via Zoom. All are welcome. Please contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com to request the Zoom link. Here are three excellent resources we recommend: One in 10 Wisconsinites Skipped Needed Health Care Due to Cost. From Wisconsin Public Radio, this article summarizes the latest State Health Assessment from 2025. From the Press Times, local legi

Jean Marsch, Chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee will be Wednesday, September 9 at 10:30 am via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com for a Zoom link. Social Media Concerns and Claims Wisconsin was one of 47 states that filed claims against social media giant Meta, alleging the company harmed children and designed their platforms to be addictive to children. Read the article by Wisconsin Public Radio. Food Addi

Jean Marsch, Co-chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee will be Wednesday, August 12, at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch for the Zoom link: jean.marsch@gmail.com. We’re taking a close look at two health/environment issues in the news today, sharing some reliable sources with you: Cyclospora: Are even worse foodborne outbreaks ahead? Across the U.S. concern grows because federal cuts are making it harder to detect and st

Jean Marsch, Chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee will be Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30 am via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Two Articles from KFF Health and Wellbeing Series February 14, 2026: The United States spends more on health care than any similarly large and wealthy country. However, in 2023, Americans had a life expectancy of 78.4 years, compared to an average of 82.5 among peer

Jean Marsch, Chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee will be Wednesday, June 17 at 10:30 am on Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Healthcare NEWS for you Telehealth: Technology meets Health Care Telehealth is the use of digital information and communication technologies to access health care services remotely and manage your health care. Technologies can include computers and mobile devices,

Jean Marsch, Committee Chair The next meeting of the Healthcare and Environment Committee is Wednesday, May 13, at 10:30 am. It will be held at the home of Sue Whittemore and on Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com for the location or the Zoom link. These articles review factors that contribute to the high cost of healthcare. In this Journal from the American Medical Association, Larry Levitt from KFF examines the criticism that health ins

Jean Marsch, Committee Co-chair Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the home of Sue Whittemore and on Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com for the location or the Zoom link. Earth Day is April 22 Earth Day was born on April 22, 1970 — a date deliberately chosen by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and young activist Denis Hayes to fall between Spring Break and Final Exams, maximizing student participation in w

Jean Marsch, Chair The Healthcare and Environment Committee will meet on March 11at 10:30 am via Zoom. All members are welcome to join. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com and she will send you the link, In the meantime, we invite you to educate yourself by following these links: From KFF, February 20, 2026: · When It Comes to Health Insurance, Federal Dollars Support More Than ACA Plans · Climate Health Rollback Likely to Hit, Poor, Minority Ar

Jean Marsch, Chair The Healthcare and Environment Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:30 am via Zoom. All are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com or 920-883-9394 for a link. In the meantime, here are some of the excellent resources we would like to share with you: From The Wisconsin Examiner, January 15, 2026 President Rolls Out Framework on Health Care Costs That’s Silent on ACA Tax Credits – Read the story here. From Axi

(Jean Marsch, Chair) The Healthcare and Environment Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 14, at 10:30 am via Zoom. All members are welcome. Contact Jean Marsch at 920-883-9394 and she will include you in the Zoom invitation. ACA Subsidies The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) sent a memo dated December 11, 2025, to the United States Senate about the set-to-expire Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, urging senators to make a good faith effort to pas

(Jean Marsch, Chair) Mark your calendar: On December 17, 10:30 am, the Healthcare and Environment Committee will meet via Zoom and host guest speaker, Selina Darrow, Founder, Interim President, and Executive Director of Rooted In, Inc., located in Green Bay. All are welcome to join us and learn more about this non-profit organization working to improve the health of the Green Bay community through increasing access to nutritious food. Here is the Selina has shared some

(Jean Marsch, Chair) The Healthcare and Environment Committee meeting will be Wednesday, November 12, at 10:30 am, via Zoom. All are welcome. Please contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com or 920-336-6834 for a Zoom link. Special event – mark your calendar: On December 17, 10:30 am, the Healthcare and Environment Committee will meet via Zoom and host guest speaker, Selina Darrow, Founder, Interim President and Executive Director of Rooted In, Inc., located in Green B

Submitted by Jean Marsch, Health & Environment Chairperson Our committee will meet on Wednesday, October 8 at 10:30 am at the home of Sue Whittemore and via Zoom. All are invited to attend, so please contact Jean Marsch at jean.marsch@gmail.com and she will provide directions or will send a Zoom link if you prefer to join virtually. Here are some of the articles we’ve been exploring: How services at rural hospitals change when taken over by large health care organizations.