As Summer Heats up, Two Recent Papers Point to the Chilling Effect of Premium Increases on Low-Income Children and Parents' Access to Health Insurance Recent research on the effects of premium increases on enrollment in both Medicaid and CHIP finds that the implementation of even relatively small premiums has a detrimental effect on...
A set of recent public opinion polls has shown remarkable support for early childhood education. Clearly public opinion has shifted to an understanding of the importance of early learning and toward support for more investment. Ready Nation, a business partnership for early childhood and economic success, has released information on...
New Gallup survey data released this week indicates that the portion of adults in Wisconsin who are uninsured dropped by an estimated 2.1 percentage points in the first half of 2014. The Gallup analysis of the survey data divides states into two categories: 21 states that have expanded Medicaid to adults up to 138% of the federal...
Advocates Seek DHS Help in Understanding What’s Causing a BadgerCare Decline The BadgerCare changes that Wisconsin put into effect this year have had a surprising and worrisome effect. Over the last 9 months, the total number of children in BadgerCare and Transitional Medicaid has been falling, at a time when budget experts expected a...
This fact sheet examines changes in insurance coverage in Wisconsin since last September. It summarizes the Marketplace enrollment numbers and analyzes the changes in BadgerCare participation levels, including a surprising drop in the number of children in BadgerCare and Transitional Medicaid. Read more
Much of the discussion around the impact of trauma on child development up through adulthood has been bolstered by good research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The short-hand way to think about it is that the more children experience ACEs growing up, the more likely it is to have detrimental effects on a range of health and...
A recent poll makes it clear that Americans want more investment in early childhood education. The poll by the bipartisan team of Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research Associates shows that: • more than 7 in 10 Americans want Congress to invest in learning opportunities for young children; • 85% ranked giving children a strong...
The decision issued yesterday by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals draws attention to a significant drawback of the choice made by Wisconsin lawmakers to cut in half the BadgerCare income eligibility ceiling for parents. That decision was justified on the basis that low-income parents above the poverty level would be able to purchase...
The KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual publication that assesses child well-being nationally and across the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Wisconsin children have made important gains in the areas of health and education over the last quarter century, according to the 25th edition of Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book. But Wisconsin children are considerably worse off economically than they were 25 years ago, and the number living in single-parent...
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