La Crosse & Eau Claire · Healthcare Accountability

La Crosse & Eau Claire Families Deserve Affordable Healthcare

Congress raised our healthcare costs. That's why La Crosse and Eau Claire are taking action — building local accountability that puts people first.

About Us

Community Action Wisconsin

Community Action Wisconsin is fighting to make healthcare affordable and accessible for working families in La Crosse and Eau Claire. While politicians cut healthcare coverage to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy, we're building local solutions that put people first.

We organize communities to develop Local Healthcare Action Plans — a citizen-driven accountability tool that uses local policymaking to respond to federal failures on healthcare access and affordability.

Learn How It Works

The Crisis, At Home

  • More than 300,000 Wisconsinites risk seeing health insurance premiums double or triple in 2026 now that Congress let enhanced ACA tax credits expire. News 8000, La Crosse →
  • Health care costs in Wisconsin are rising far faster than wages — medical costs are up 140% since 2000 while household income has grown just 83%, a UW-Madison report found. Wisconsin Public Radio →
  • 54,000 Wisconsinites are losing Medicaid coverage after Rep. Derrick Van Orden voted for the federal law's cuts — despite personally promising constituents he wouldn't. Cap Times →
  • Local government can't undo decisions made in Washington — but it can hold our representatives accountable.
The Initiative

What Is a Local Healthcare Action Plan?

A community-developed roadmap for improving healthcare access and affordability, built by local citizens, experts, and leaders on a recurring two-year cycle.

1

A Diagnosis

An honest assessment of the state of healthcare access and affordability in the local community — grounded in public testimony and data.

2

An Assessment

A review of healthcare policy decisions at the federal, state, and local level, and their real-world impact on residents.

3

Recommendations

A forward-looking set of policy recommendations for federal, state, and local action over the next two years.

How It's Built

From Testimony to Action

A committee of local citizens, experts, and leaders holds public hearings, gathers data, and connects policy decisions to real-world impact. The result: a published Action Plan with concrete recommendations for the next two years.

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Sign up to bring a Local Healthcare Action Plan to La Crosse or Eau Claire — or get updates as the campaign grows.

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