Articles by Marisa Wojcik

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Noon Wednesday: Personal Data And Health Insurance

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 12:00pm
What personal information is used to determine the cost of health insurance? What if that information is not medical-related? Wisconsin School of Business professor of risk management and insurance Justin Sydnor discusses what kinds of data are gathered and how it could be used.

Noon Wednesday: Identifying Human Trafficking In Wisconsin

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 12:00pm
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families anti-human trafficking coordinator Joy Ippolito discusses efforts to change the conversation about what human trafficking looks like and how to identify it.

How Does Direct Primary Care Fit Into Wisconsin's Search For Health Solutions?

Scott Gordon
WisContext
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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - 10:30am
Following in the wake of concierge medicine is a model known as direct primary care, which is based on the idea that a more personal approach that's broadly affordable can alleviate several major choke points in the American healthcare system writ large.

Fast Facts: Wage Growth Slow In Wisconsin

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, August 10, 2018 - 7:00pm
Where does Wisconsin stack up in terms of wages and wage growth when compared to Minnesota and the national average?
Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Foxconn And The Des Plaines River

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 12:00pm
Plans for the Foxconn development in Mount Pleasant to fill wetlands is raising concerns about the risk of floods along the Des Plaines River in Illinois. Scott Gordon of WisContext discusses what communities downstream from the factory site.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Fast Facts: Racial Achievement Gaps

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 27, 2018 - 7:00pm
Wisconsin continues to have some of the worst racial achievement gaps in education, including the largest disparity in eighth-grade reading scores between black and white students.

Fast Facts: Marijuana And Wisconsin's Prison Population

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 20, 2018 - 7:00pm
What proportion of Wisconsin's prison population is made up of drug-related offenders?

Considering Another Health Care Delivery Model

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 20, 2018 - 7:00pm
Direct primary care is delivering routine medical services to patients in the form of a monthly subscription, which proponents says saves money and offers better care. But some are concerned that the model lacks regulation.
Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Noon Wednesday: The Transformation Of Wisconsin Dairy Farms

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 12:00pm
Commodity prices, tariffs and the global market for agricultural products are weighing on Wisconsin farms. Kevin Bernhardt, a professor of agribusiness at UW-Platteville, discusses future prospects for farmers in the state.

Fast Facts: College Tuition Promise Programs

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, July 13, 2018 - 7:00pm
College tuition promise programs are popping up across the U.S., and while many fund the gap after federal financial student aid ends, the source of that funding varies. Colleges in Wisconsin that have their own promise programs are privately funded.