On April 21, the Senate held an oversight hearing to address concerns about OJJDP's process for monitoring compliance with the four core protections in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act most recently authorized in 2002. Wisconsin has been at the center of the firestorm, and the hearing was no less disconcerting as to...
Wisconsin ranks 44th nationally in state per capita spending on public health, according to a new report by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH): The $13.03 that Wisconsin spent per capita on public health in fiscal year 2013-14 is less than half (42%) of the national average of $31.06. Only six other states spent less per capita for...
The top ten of what you may ask? Well, Wisconsin ranks as the 7th highest state in terms of referral of students in school to police and courts - with 10.2 per 1,000 students referred compared to the national average of 5.8 per 1,000 students. The Center for Public Integrity just analyzed 2011-2012 Education Civil Rights data to point...
Now that Wisconsin and many other states have made very significant improvements in access to health insurance (see, for example, this WCCF paper on insurance coverage), health care providers, advocates and policy makers are gradually paying more attention to other factors that affect health. Improving access to insurance and health...
WCCF Thanks Senate for Renewing Children’s Health Coverage The U.S. Senate voted 92-8 this evening to pass a health care bill that includes funding for a two-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The 92-8 vote Tuesday evening follows passage of identical legislation in the House and demonstrates that members...
Wisconsin continues to expand four-year-old kindergarten (4K) across the state. Data from September 2014 shows that 95% of elementary public school districts offer free 4K to all; 391 of 413 districts now offer 4K. The point-in time count in September showed 47,844 children enrolled in 4K programs. Additional data during the school year...
A recent Wisconsin Public Radio story highlighted the Grow Academy - a unique corrections program using hands-on agricultural experience and curriculums as a way to teach youthful offenders the kinds of skills we want all youth to have - academic skills, social skills, peer skills, a work ethic, and giving back to the community. We all...
Decision to Limit BadgerCare Eligibility Adversely Affects Private Coverage A report issued Wednesday by Citizen Action of Wisconsin reveals that private health insurances rates are far higher in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. The new report found the following differences between the cost of unsubsidized plans purchased in the federal...
New data released regarding uninsured statistics help put into perspective the importance of the Affordable Care Act in substantially reducing uninsured rates. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) recently released updated data on national uninsured rates. The new data shows that since 2010 through the first nine months of 2014,...
A new WCCF analysis of the recent National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) data and how the data regarding the uninsured underscores the importance of preserving the Affordable Care Act. Read more here
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