Articles by Bram Sable-Smith

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin Blocks Pandemic Payments For Federal Disability Aid Recipients

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 5:05pm
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People stopped traveling when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, costing Jessica Barrera her job at Groome Transportation, an airport shuttle service with an office in Eau Claire.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

COVID-19 Exposes Caregiver Shortage, Upending Lives Of Disabled Residents

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 5:00am
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The COVID-19 pandemic is adding hurdles for Wisconsin residents with disabilities to find caregivers, and both are weighing tough questions about how to keep each other safe during close interactions — if that's even possible at a time when protective equipment runs scarce.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Disability, Aging Advocates Caution About Reopening Too Quickly

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 6:15am
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Advocates for people with disabilities and older adults say the state Supreme Court's decision to overturn Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order puts their communities at risk.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Outbreak Wisconsin: 'This Pandemic Has Yet To Declare Itself'

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 6:45am
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As the rate of positive COVID-19 tests begins to drop in Wisconsin, momentum is growing to reopen the state. But frontline health care workers like Mariah Clark remain in the thick of things.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

'Almost A Death Sentence': How Wisconsin Doctors, Peers Are Rethinking Ventilators For Coronavirus

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 7:05am
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COVID-19 patients experience many symptoms: Fever, chills, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, cough. But one of the biggest concerns for Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer at UW Health, is shortness of breath.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Outbreak Wisconsin: 'Today, I Had My First Friend Die Of COVID'

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 6:45am
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Mariah Clark is many things. She’s a blacksmith, a tall-ship sailor and an EMT. She’s also an emergency room nurse at UW Health in Madison, placing her on the frontlines of the pandemic in Dane County.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Regulators Warn Debt Collectors To Back Off During Pandemic

Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 6:00am
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The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions is warning debt collectors against "harassing" debtors during the coronavirus pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

‘Wait Until I Call My Mom’: Reprieve For Some Wisconsinites Who Faced Medical Debt During Pandemic

Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 3:15pm
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After WPR and Wisconsin Watch reported on her case, a Milwaukee breast cancer survivor discovers the hospital that sued her has dropped its claim.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Cash-Strapped And Volunteer-Dependent, Rural EMS Providers Scramble To Keep Responders Safe

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 6:30am
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Rural Wisconsin is vulnerable to COVID-19, and emergency medical services are turning to creative solutions to find protective gear to keep their responders virus-free.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Some Wisconsin Hospitals Dismissing Lawsuits Filed During Public Health Emergency

Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, April 6, 2020 - 12:00pm
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Two Wisconsin hospitals that filed medical debt lawsuits against dozens of patients during the coronavirus pandemic are dismissing some of them.