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March 2010
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On a voice vote Thursday, the state Senate approved a bill that mandates insurance coverage for cochlear implants for children. The state Assembly also approved the bill and Governor Doyle is expected to sign it.I expressed my reservations on the Senate floor. Wisconsin Radio Network has more.
Soon I will be introducing legislation modeled after Wisconsin’s Amber Alert Plan that would utilize the current Amber Alert system to inform the public about an elderly person wandering or becoming lost. Called the Silver Alert, the system would not increase costs because it uses a service already in operation.The Silver Alert legislation has the support of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association, the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc., and the Wisconsin Health Care Association.I will appear on the Fox 6 Morning News Monday, January 12, 2008 at 8:50 a.m. to discuss Silver Alert. Here are recent media reports about the legislation:Wisconsin Public Radio: Scroll down to Lawmaker Wants New Alerts for Wandering Elders on 1/05/09 and click audio for report.WISN-TV
