The most recent figures available from the Department of Justice continue the amazing trend of declining numbers of Wisconsin juveniles being arrested each year. Between 2009 and 2013 the number of juveniles arrested declined by over 30,000, representing a decrease of 36.3 percent. Arrests declined in all but seven...
Recent Developments Bolster New “Top Ten” List of Reasons to Tap Wisconsin’s Share of Medicaid Funding As new BadgerCare enrollment figures have become available and we've learned more about the state budget bill, it has become even more obvious that our state shouldn’t turn its back on the funding for Medicaid expansions that...
On Monday, March 23, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns five. Like many five year olds, the ACA enters its fifth year following some turbulent early years but also astounding growth and progress. While there are numerous aspects of the ACA worth celebrating, here are just a few recent developments that add to the long list of reasons...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Wisconsin an $11 million grant to continue and expand the Family Foundations Comprehensive home Visiting (FFHV) program in Wisconsin. The FFHV program is a joint effort by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) aimed at...
The Early Learning Coalition is proposing a $40 million increase in child care to improve the quality of child care for 46,000 low-income children. The Coalition’s proposal indicates that “an investment of $40 million per yearly would partially restore the child care payments cut in recent years, and strengthen the sustainability of...
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides a vital source of federal support for children’s access to quality, affordable health care. Prompt action to extend federal funding for CHIP is crucial for the peace of mind for thousands of Wisconsin families and also for state lawmakers who need to know if they can count on that...
Surge in BadgerCare Enrollment of Childless Adults Strengthens the Case for Tapping Federal Funding As new statistics come in, we can see that the second open enrollment period for the federal insurance Marketplace didn’t merely cause a big increase in Marketplace coverage, it also yielded a surge in BadgerCare enrollment. That’s music...
Is investing in early learning and development a bipartisan issue? Yes, according to a recent post by Eye on Early Education: Governors Across America Talk About Early Childhood Education. The First Five Years Fund (FFYF) reports, “According to the Education Commission of the States, for the 2014-15 fiscal year, state funding for pre-K...
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released a KIDS COUNT ® Data Snapshot, Measuring Access to Opportunity in the United States, which highlights a way to better measure poverty than the traditional Federal Poverty Measure. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) takes into account more updated information about what it takes to meet...
The Governor’s 2015-17 biennial budget proposals show modest increases for child care in a very tight fiscal environment. The increases in the child care budget are noteworthy after years of budget cuts. 1. Increase in Child Care Payment Rates Continued in Wisconsin Shares Good news! The child care payment rate increases implemented in...
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