Media Call - Report Release: Racing to Create Jobs

Published: March 20, 2014, 2:53 p.m.

b'Report Release: Racing to Create Jobs\\nThursday Media Call on how the final push for health care enrollment can create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin. \\n\\nStatewide: On Thursday Citizen Action of Wisconsin will release a new report on a media call on how enrollment in Healthcare.gov can promote the creation of thousands of private sector jobs. Tax credits available to citizens to help purchase coverage represent untapped federal resources to create jobs in Wisconsin. With the countdown until the end of Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace on March 31st, Wisconsin only has a short window to enroll citizens and create new jobs.\\nJoining the call to discuss the implications of the findings will be State Senator Dave Hansen and State Representative Mandela Barnes.\\nThis report includes estimates of how many people need be enrolled per job created, as well as regional breakdown of how many jobs could be created. The report finds that promoting enrollment in the Affordable Care Act is a potent strategy for creating jobs in Wisconsin.'