Sound Familiar? – Illinois struggling with decisions related to juvenile correctional institution while federal cuts proposed endanger the progress that has been made

While Wisconsin made the leap to consolidate its juvenile correctional institutions, Illinois is struggling with similar issues. Throughout the nation, approximately 50 secure juvenile centers/programs have closed in 18 states, and the state of Illinois and some counties are facing the tough decisions about how best to deploy resources...

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New Report on the State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin

The State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin: What do We Really Know?” released today examines recent trends in juvenile arrests and incarceration in the state, as well as the success of recent community-based alternatives to secure confinement of youth offenders and includes these highlights:• The number of juvenile arrests in Wisconsin...

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DHS Schedules Two Town Hall Meetings on Medicaid & BadgerCare Cuts

Forums Set for Oct. 19 in Madison & Oct. 21 in West Allis The Department of Health Services announced Friday that it is holding two town hall meetings this week on the 39 initiatives the department outlined in late September for cutting a projected $554 million from Medicaid and BadgerCare. To learn more about the proposed cost-cutting...

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What’s the Process for Implementing $554 Million of Medicaid Cuts?

Seven months ago, the Wisconsin Legislature hurriedly passed a bill giving the Department of Health Services (DHS) sweeping authority to rewrite the laws governing Medicaid and BadgerCare. On September 30, DHS finally unveiled a lengthy outline of its plans for cutting $554 million from the state’s Medicaid programs. Those plans include...

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Check out our analysis of the proposed Medicaid and BadgerCare cuts

Sara Eskrich and I have been busy analyzing and summarizing the long list of proposals recently unveiled by the Department of Health Services (DHS) to cut $554 million from Medicaid and BadgerCare. We have completed a preliminary analysis, which you can find on the WCCF website. It outlines the changes relating to eligibility, benefits,...

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DHS Plans First Hearing on One Part of Proposed Medicaid Changes

Oct. 12 Town Hall Meeting in Madison on “Virtual PACE” It’s still unclear if there will be any public hearings on the proposals recently unveiled by the Department of Health Services (DHS) to substantially change BadgerCare for low-income Wisconsinites. (A WCCF summary of the proposed BadgerCare and Medicaid changes was posted online...

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DHS Unveils New Webpage to Solicit Comments on Medicaid Cost-Cutting

The Department of Health Services (DHS) unveiled a new webpage Monday that contains descriptions of some of their Medicaid cost-cutting plans and provides an online mechanism for the public to submit comments on the department’s proposals. Thus far, most of the measures described there are the ones approved by the Legislature in the...

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Stable for Years, Poverty Skyrockets in Wisconsin

The number of Wisconsinites living in poverty jumped significantly between 2008 and 2010, new figures from the Census Bureau show. Between those years, the poverty rate in Wisconsin increased from 10 percent to 13 percent, and an additional 163,000 Wisconsinites slid into poverty. To put that number in perspective, the number of...

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