Although for some reason the county website fails to total the votes cast county-wide in favor of the Health Care Referendum, the measure passed easily, winning every single ward in the county. Similar measures were on the ballot in communities across Wisconsin, and all of the referenda passed with flying colors. The vote total in Polk County was 14,232 to 7,179 (66/34%).
The passage of this measure should send a strong message to the Wisconsin State Legislature that health care reform must be "on the table" and acted upon in the coming legislative session. The time has come for positive change in the way health care is delivered in this state and in this nation. The idea that a patient needs to be either poor or rich to be able to afford basic health care is simply ludicrous in this day and age.
For more information, click here: Citizen Action Wisconsin.
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