Healthy People

Caring for our Veterans

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

New 21st Century G.I. Bill New Vet Center – Green Bay Kagen offered legislation to cover all Vietnam War veterans for their cancer treatments due to exposures to Agent Orange. The bill never came up for a vote because the VA did not have the necessary funding. Dr. Kagen and General Eric Shinseki worked together […]

King Veterans Home Funding

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Kagen found funding for Wisconsin veterans at King Veteran Home in Waupaca. Kagen Announces Over $2.5 Million for King Veterans Home | [Link]

Mental Health Coverage

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Dr. Kagen worked with Patrick Kennedy to enact a law to guarantee equal rights to patients with mental illness. Mental Health Passage Comments | [PDF] Mental Health Parity Law – HR 1424 | [PDF]

Lower Costs for College

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

Dr. Kagen believes your education never really ends, and he invested our federal tax dollars heavily in the education of our nation’s next generation. Kagen worked hard to lower the costs for higher education. Health Care and Education Reform Act 2010 | [PDF] College Cost Reduction Act 2007 | [PDF] Project Vote Smart 9-11-2007 | […]

Health Care is a Civil Right

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 by Steve Kagen

“Dr. Kagen Ended Discrimination Due to Pre-Existing Conditions” Dr. Kagen ran for Congress to bring an end to discrimination in health care, and he succeeded. In 1992, Steve and his father Marv Kagen, M.D. created the “Ten Principles of Health Care.” It took 18 years of effort to finally outlaw discrimination against citizens with pre-existing […]