Battleground Wisconsin

Report Release: Racing to Create Jobs Thursday Media Call on how the final push for health care enrollment can create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin. Statewide: On Thursday Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a new report on a media call on how enrollment in Healthcare.gov can promote the creation of thousands of private sector jobs. Tax credits available to citizens to help purchase coverage represent untapped federal resources to create jobs in Wisconsin. With the countdown until the end of Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace on March 31st, Wisconsin only has a short window to enroll citizens and create new jobs. Joining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be State Senator Dave Hansen and State Representative Mandela Barnes. This report includes estimates of how many people need be enrolled per job created, as well as regional breakdown of how many jobs could be created. The report finds that promoting enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is a potent strategy f