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Health reform will insure more in Wisconsin

The federal health care overhaul signed into law last year will drastically cut the number of uninsured Wisconsin residents by 2016 but will drive up premiums for some customers and could cause some companies to drop coverage for their employees, a report released Wednesday found.

By Todd Richmond | Updated on August 25, 2011

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The federal health care overhaul signed into law last year will drastically cut the number of uninsured Wisconsin residents by 2016 but will drive up premiums for some customers and could cause some companies to drop coverage for their employees, a report released Wednesday found.

Former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration hired Massachusetts-based Gorman Actuarial, LLC, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber last year to study the effects of health care reform on Wisconsin markets. The state used federal planning grants to pay for the report.

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