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Community Forum: Focus on Medicaid

Date and Time

Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM

Location

Cleary Alumni & Friends Center
615 East Avenue N
La Crosse, WI  54601
USA

Category

LWVLA Event

Registration Info

Registration is recommended

About this event




Our Voter Services team seeks to help area residents understand the broad impacts expected by Congressional budget actions affecting Medicaid members and providers.

The event is being designed to offer attendees
         1) factual (nonpartisan) information,
         2) an opportunity to share their stories and concerns 
         3) actionable suggestions on ways the community can direct concerns to local decision makers.

Seating is limited so advance registration is suggested. 

Questions may be submitted in advance by email to
forums@lwvlacrosse.org.

The forum will be live streamed on the LWVLA YouTube channel,
and a recording will be available on this website.


Forum Panelists

Jenny Felty, Aptiv Inc.
President & CEO
Nathan Franklin, Emplify Health
Executive Vice-President for External Affairs


John Manke, La Crosse County 
Manager, Integrated Support & Recovery Services
Carissa Pagel-Smith, La Crosse County 
Manager, Aging and Disability Resource Center
Wanda Placheki, La Crosse County 
Executive Director, Long Term Care & Residential Services

Thank you to our co-sponsors for this forum!
AARP       AAUW-La Crosse     APTIV


Forum Resources
LWV Wisconsin Position on Health Care:
—Support for a health care system which is financially and geographically accessible to the residents of the state.
Support of adequate funding for mental health care with emphasis on adequate and community support programs.
  Details here.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services:
Wisconsin’s Medicaid program is an essential part of our state’s health care and public health systems, as well as the economy. Read 4/28/25 DHS press release



Our vision 
is a democracy
where every person has 
the desire, 
the right, 
the knowledge and 
the confidence to participate.

Being nonpartisan, the League does not support or oppose candidates for office at any level of government, nor does it stand for or against a political party. At the same time, the League is wholeheartedly political. We work to influence policy through advocacy.

The League of Women Voters advocates for informed and active participation in government.  We welcome opportunities to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through education and advocacy.

In hosting public programs for the community, League will focus on key public policy positions that have been analyzed and adopted by consensus of our state membership.

We choose forum issues based on two criteria:
• How does it affect our community?

• Will League’s involvement make a difference?


Number of People Who Will Attend

The public is welcome!
(No Fee)
Register Here