MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Wednesday making Wisconsin the seventh state to enact “Michelle’s Law.”
Michelle Morse, of New Hampshire, lost a battle with colon cancer in 2005. She couldn’t reduce her course load while she battled the disease because she would lose her health care coverage.
Zach Grun, a University of Wisconsin-Marinette student, inspired the law in Wisconsin after losing health insurance coverage while he dealt with a serious illness, WISC-TV reported.