An Overview: Medicaid in Wisconsin

by | February 15, 2023

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Medicaid provides health care coverage for more than 1 million children and
adults in Wisconsin, including people with very low incomes.

This document was created with support from the Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association, Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities, and Kids Forward.

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