TONIGHT.
% IT'S BACK TO
SCHOOL WEEK
IN
% WISCONSIN AND
WHILE
KIDS
ARE
% MAKING NEW
FRIENDS,
THEY'RE
ALSO
% SHARING
GERMS
AND
NUMBERS
FROM
% THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
% SERVICES
SHOW AN
INCREASING
% NUMBER
OF
PARENTS ARE
OPTING OUT% OF
IMMUNIZATIONS FOR
THEIR
% CHILDREN.
% MORE
THAN
8%
OF
ALL
SCHOOL
% CHILDREN
DID
NOT
MEET
THE
% MINIMUM IMMUNIZATION
STANDARDS,% A NUMBER
THAT
HAS
INCREASED IN
% RECENT
YEARS.
% THE
NUMBER
OF
KIDS WHO ARE
% PROTECTED FROM
THE
MEASLES
% VARIES
FROM
70%
TO
980
!
--
90%.
% OUR
GUEST
ON
NOON
WEDNESDAY
WAS% DR.
JAMES
CONWAY.
% HE
EXPLAINED
WHY
THIS
PUTS
% WISCONSIN AT A
GREATER
RISK
FOR% A
MEASLES
OUTBREAK.% >>
THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
80%
% AND
90
PERSZ
!
%
IS
ENORMOUS.
% FOR
MOS
T
DISEASES
WE
WANT TO
BE
% OVER
90%.
% FOR
SOME
DISEASES
THAT
ARE
% HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS,
MEASLES
ONE% OF THE
MOST
TON
!
CON
TAI
GENT ON
THE
% PLANET,
YOU
WANT
95%
PROTECTED
% SO
YOU
DON'T
GET
INTO AN
% OUTBREAK
SITUATION.% >>
JOINING
US
NOW
IS
THE
% SECRETARY DES
!
DESIGNEE, ANDREA
PALM.
% >>
THANKS
FOR
HAVING
ME.
% >> HOW
MUCH AT
RISK
IS
WISCONSIN
% OF A
MEASLES
OUTBREAK?
% >>
LIKE
ALL
STATES WHO
DON'T
% HAVE A CASE
IN
THEIR
STATE,
IT
% JUST
TAKES
ONE
EXPOSURE TO
START% AN OUTBREAK.
% SO
I
THINK
OUR
FOLKS
AT
THE% DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES
IN
% PARTNERSHIP WITH
LOCAL
HEALTH
% DEPARTMENTS
ARE
FOCUSED ON
% MAKING
SURE WE ARE
TRACKING
AND
% TRACING
ANY
SUS
!
SUSPECTED
CASE
SO WE
% ARE PREPARED
TO
LIMIT
ITS
SPREAD
% AS
QUICKLY
AS
POSSIBLE.% >> DEMOCRATS
IN
THE
LEGISLATURE
% PROPOSED A BILL
THAT
WOULD
% ELIMINATE THE
PERSONAL
EXEMPTION
% CLAUSE
FOR
PARENTS.
% HOW DO
YOU
FEEL
ABOUT
THAT?
% >>
W
E
NEED
TO
USE
ALL
THE
TOOLS
% TO
INCREASE IMMUNIZATION
RATES.
% ONE OF
THE
BIGGEST
CHALLENGES
WE
% FACE AND
PART
OF
WHY
YOU'RE
% SEEING AN
INCREASE IN
PERSONAL
% EXEMPTION
ONS
IS
MISINFORMATION% ON
THE
INTERNET.
% IMMUNIZATIONS ARE
SOME OF
THE
% SAFEST
AND
MOST
TESTED
MEDICINES
% IN
THE
MARKETPLACE
AND
THEY
KEEP
% US
SAFE.
% MEASLES IS
HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS.
% THE
SAFEST
WAY
TO
PROTECT
YOUR
% FAMILY
AND
COMMUNITY AT THAT
95%
% RATE IS TO
GET
THE
VACCINE.% >>
GIVEN
THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
HERD
% IMMUNITY, IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT
% THE
STATE
CAN
RISK
OR
SHOULD
WE
% REMOVE
THE
EXEMPTION FOR
PUBLIC
% SAFETY?%>> THERE
IS A
BILL
MOVING
% THROUGH
THE
LEGISLATURE.
% WE
LIKE
WITH
ALL
LEGISLATION ARE
% ABSOLUTELY INTERESTED IN
WORKING
% WITH THE
LEGISLATURE
TO
MAKE
% SURE IT
IS
AS
WORKABLE AS
% POSSIBLE.
% WE
WANT
TO
MAKE
SURE
THAT
KIDS
% AND
FAMILIES
WHO
HAVE
MEMBERS
% WHO CAN'T
BE
VACCINATED
BECAUSE
% OF
MEDICAL
CONDITIONS
OR
OTHER
% THINGS,
THAT
THOSE
PROTECTIONS
% REMAIN IN
PLACE.
% BUT
I
THINK
THE
MORE
WE
LOWER
% THE
RATE
OF
PERSONAL
EXEMPTIONS,
% THE MORE
PROTECTED WE
ALL
ARE.% >>
SPEAKING
BROADLY
ABOUT
YOUR
% DEPARTMENT.
% THE
BUDGET
WAS
BUILT
AROUND A
% MEDICAID EXPANSION.
% THAT DIDN'T
HAPPEN.
% WHAT
DOES
THAT
MEAN
FOR
DHS?
% >>
IT'S A GREAT
QUESTION.
% MEDICAID EX
ANGS
IS A
REALLY
% IMPORTANT THING FOR US
TO
DO
I
N% WISCONSIN.
% 37
OTHER
STATES
HAVE
DONE
IT.
% IT
WOULD
BRING
DOWN,
AS
YOU
SAW
% IN
OUR
B
UDGET, A WHOLE LOT
OF
% NEW FEDERAL
MONEY
THAT
WOULD
% ALLOW US
TO
MAKE
REALLY
% IMPORTANT
INVESTMENTS IN OTHER
% PARTS OF
THE HEALTH CARE
S
YSTEM,
% NOT
JUST
IN
MEDICAID,
BUT
IN
%
OTHER PARTS OF
THE
SYSTEM
THAT
% WOULD
BENEFIT
ALL
WISCONSINITES.
% SO
WE
WILL
CONTINUE
TO
% PRIORITIZE
I
T,
TO
PUSH
TO
BRING
% THAT
TAXPAYER
MONEY BACK TO
% WISCONSIN TO
SPEND A
MORE
% IMPORTANT THINGS
HERE.
% IN
THE
MEANTIME
WE'RE
FOCUSED ON
% MAKING
SURE WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE
FOR
% BADGERCARE KNOW
THAT THEY
ARE,
% THAT
THEY'RE
ENROLLED
AND
GET
% THE
SERVICES THAT
THEY
NEED
AND
% THAT
WE'RE
CONTINUING
TO
MAKE
% IMPROVE MENTSZ
!
IMPROVEMENTS
IN
THE
PROGRAM.% >>
WITH
THE
TRANSITION
TO A
% DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION,
WE'VE
% SEEN
OTHER
STATE
AGENCIES SHIFT
% SOME
OF
THEIR
PRIORITIES.
% IS
THAT
HAPPENING
AT
DHS?
% >> SO
I THINK
AS
YOU
SUGGEST,
% ALLINGS
!
AGENCIES ARE
TAKING A
LOOK
AT
% WHERE
THEY'VE
BEEN,
WANT
TO HEAD
% TO.%WE
HAVE A
NUMBER
OF
PRIORITIES,
% THE
OPIOID
EPIDEMIC,
METH
% EPIDEMIC.
% THOSE
ARE
REALLY
IMPORTANT
% THINGS FOR
US
TO
CONTINUE TO
% PRIORITIZE AND
TRY TO
GET
IN
% FRONT
OF,
REDUCING
DEATHS
FROM
% OPIOID
OVERDOSE
IS A
REALLY
% IMPORTANT THING FOR US
TO
DO.
% I
THINK
WE
ALSO
ARE
LOOKING
AT
% THE
LONG-TERM CARE
SYSTEM,
AGING
% POPULATION.
% WE KNOW
IT'S
C
OMING.
% HOW
ARE
WE
MAKING
SURE
THAT WE
% ARE
RESPONSIBLY
AND
% STRATEGICALLY READY
TO
SERVE
% SENIORS
AS
THEY
AGE
IN
THEIR
% HOMES AND
COMMUNITIES IN
THE
% LEAST
RESTRICTIVE
SETTING
THAT
% HONORS THEIR
CHOICES.
% THAT
IS A
PLACE
WE WILL
BE
% SPENDING TIME.
% AS WELL
AS
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
% I
MENTIONED
THE
OPIOID
AND
METH
% PROBLEMS WE HAVE.
% MENTAL
HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
% DISORDERS
MORE
BROADLY ARE
% PLACES
WHERE
WISCONSIN
CAN
TAKE% A
LEADERSHIP
ROLE
NATIONALLY,
% INTEGRATING THOSE
INTO HEALTH%
CARE SO
WE'RE
REDUCING
STIGMA,
% ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SEEK
THE
% HELP THEY
NEED
AND
MAKING OUR
% HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
OF
OUR
% PEOPLE
BETTER.
% THAT'S
ANOTHER
PLACE
WHERE
% YOU'LL
SEE
SOME FOCUS
FROM
US.
% >>
NEWS
REPORTS
TALK
ABOUT
% PURDUE PHARMA
BEING
IN
% SETTLEMENT
TALKS
WITH
STATES
% OVER THEIR ROLE
IN
THE
OPIOID
% CRISIS.
% HOW WOULD
YOU
WANT TO
SEE
% WISCONSIN
SPEND
ANY
SETTLEMENT
% DOLLARS?%>> THE
SCIENCE
ON
THIS
IS
PRETTY
% GOOD.
% WE
KNOW, FOR
EXAMPLE,
% MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IS%
THE
MOST
EFFECTIVE
METHOD OF
% TREATMENT.
% WITH
FEDERAL
AND
STATE
COLLARS
% WE'VE
RECEIVED OVER
THE
LAST
% NUMBER
OF
YEARS
W
E'VE
MADE
% IMPROVEMENT
IN
ACCESS
TO
THAT.
% ANY SETTLEMENT
WE
MIGHT
SEE,
% WE'VE GOT TO
DO
MORE
TO
INCREASE
% ACCESS
TO
TREATMENT
AND
% MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT.
% YOU
SEE A
LOT
OF
IMPROVEMENT
TO
% THE
OVERDOSE
REVERSAL
DRUG
SO% ADMINISTRATION OF
THAT
WILL
SAVE
% YOUR LIFE.
% SO
WHILE WE NEED TO
GET
YOU
INTO
% TREATMENT, YOU
GOT
TO
MAKE
IT
% THROUGH
THE
OVERDOSE FIRST.
% SO
INCREASED
ACCESS
TO
THAT% WOULD BE
ANOTHER
PLACE
WHERE
WE
% WOULD
WANT TO
SEE
SOME ABILITY
% TO EXPAND
OUR
RESOURCE
% ALLOCATION
IN
THAT
SPACE.
% THERE'S LOTS OF
WORK
THAT
CAN
% AND SHOULD BE
DONE ON THE
% PREVENTION
SIDE.
% THAT'S
THE
BALL
GAME.
% IF WE
CAN
KEEP
PEOPLE
FROM
% BECOMING
ADDICTED TO
THESE
% SUBSTANCES, YOU
GOT
LESS
OF A
% FIGHT ON THE
BACK END.
% SO FOCUS
ON
PREVENTION,
O
N
USE,% ON
THE
DEMOGRAPHICS
OF
FOLKS WHO
% ARE
MORE
LIKELY T
O
BECOME
% ADDICTED.
% WE NEED
TO
FOCUS
EFFORTS
THERE.
% AND THEN
ONCE
YOU
MAKE
IT
% THROUGH
TREATMENT,
IT'S A
% LIFELONG
COMMITMENT
AND THERE
% ARE ALWAYS
MOMENTS
WHERE
YOU
% NEED A
LITTLE
SUPPORT.
% AND
SO RECOVERY AND
THE
SERVICES
% AND
THE
SUPPORT THAT
IS
% NECESSARY TO
HELP
PEOPLE
% MAINTAIN
THEIR
SOBRIETY
OVER
% TIME
ARE
ALSO
IMPORTANT
PARTS OF
% THE
SYSTEM THAT WE
COULD
AND% SHOULD
BE
FOCUSING
ON
TO
HELP
% PEOPLE
REMAIN
HEALTHY
AND
WELL
% ONCE THEY
GET
THERE.% >>
UNDER
THE
LAME
DUCK
LAWS, THE
% JOINT
FINANCE WOULD HAVE
TO
% APPROVE ANY
SETTLEMENT AND THEY
% THEY'D
ALSO
HAVE
SOME
CONTROL
% OVER
HOW
THOSE
DOLLARS
WERE
% SPENT.
% HAVE YOU
HAD
ANY
PRELIMINARY
% CONVERSATIONS WITH
REPUBLICANS
% ABOUT ANY
POTENTIAL
USE
FOR
% THOSE
DOLLARS?
% >> I HAVE
NOT,
BUT
THERE'S A
% STRONG SCIENCE BASE
FOR
THE
% KINDS OF
THINGS
THAT WE
COULD
DO
% TO
ACTUAL LI
HAVE
!
ACTUALLY HAVE
REAL
IMPACT
AND% THAT
IS
WHERE
I WOULD
WANT
TO
% START
ANY
CONVERSATION WE HAVE
% WITH THEM.%>>
SO
NO
MEMBER OF
THE
CABINET
% HAS
HAD A
CONFIRMATION
VOTE.
% HOW HAS
THAT
IMPACTED YOUR
% ABILITY TO
DO
YOUR
JOB?
% >> DIFFERENT
FROM
THE
FEDERAL
% LEVEL
WHICH
IS
WHERE
I
CAME
% FROM,
I
CAN
SERVE
IN
THIS
ROLE
% WITHOUT
BEING
CONFIRMED,
WITHOUT
% ANY
SORT
OF
TIME
LIMIT.
% SO
I
GET
UP
EVERY
DAY
AND
I'M
SO
% HAPPY TO B
E
AT
DHS
AND
I'M
% GRATEFUL
TO HAVE
BEEN
NOMINATED
% BY
THE
GOVERNOR.
% I'VE
TRIED
REALLY HARD
T
O
BUILD
% RELATIONSHIPS WITH
MY COLLEAGUES
% IN THE
LEGISLATURE, TO
BE
% TRANSPARENT, TO
BE
RESPONSIVE,% TO MAKE
SURE
WE'RE
DOING
GOOD
% CASEWORK
SERVICES AND
TALKING
TO
% THEM
ABOUT
THEIR
POLICY
% PRIORITIES.
% SO
I
A
M
CERTAINLY
HOPEFUL
THAT
I% WILL BE
CONFIRMED
AND
JUST
GET
% UP EVERY
DAY
AND
TRY
TO
DO
MY
% JOB THE
BEST
THAT
I
CAN
FOR
THE
% PEOPLE
OF
WISCONSIN.% >>
IN
JUST A
FEW
SECONDS, DO YOU% THINK
HOLDING
OFF
CONFIRMATION
% GIVES
REPUBLICANS
ANY
REMPLEG% OVER
YOU?
% >>
IT'S
NEVER
ANY
FUN TO
BE% CALLED
UP
IN
FRONT OF
THE
% LEGISLATURE TO BE
ACCOUNTABLE% FOR
X
OR
Y,
BUT THEY
HAVE
THE
% ACT
!
ACT
!
ACT
TO
DO
THAT.
% SO
I
THINK
HAVING AN OPEN
% RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM
IS
THE