Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers hosts healthcare roundtable discussion in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. — Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stopped by Superior on Wednesday to host a roundtable discussion.

Governor Evers, alongside Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Kirsten Johnson listened to community feedback about healthcare and the shutdown.

The discussion focused on extending the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible in Wisconsin.

The event comes after the Evers Administration says healthcare coverage costs are expected to rise in the state if President Donald Trump and Congress fail to extend the tax credits.

“About four million people will be without health care, health insurance this next year. There is nothing good to hear about this. It can change if legislature in Washington, DC, decides to make this happen, and good news is we can still change some minds,” Gov. Evers said.

Earlier this week Evers announced Wisconsin is joining a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from not using federal funding to extend food assistance into November, which will effect nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites.