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...
Dane and La Crosse Counties Are the Latest to Approve Putting the BadgerCare Issue to a Vote Thursday evening Dane and La Crosse counties became the 7th & 8th counties to approve November ballot measures asking voters if Wisconsin should accept the federal funding for states that expand Medicaid coverage of adults. Accepting that...
Initial progress is promising in Milwaukee Succeeds: a broad-based initiative to ensure success for every child in every school, cradle to career, according to its 2014 Milestone Report. Milwaukee Succeeds is working to harness the community’s collective power to help kids succeed, with 2020 outcomes to measure progress over time in...
There was good news and bad news from the Department of Health Services (DHS) Wednesday – but mostly it was very disappointing news. The good part is that DHS released the data that Senator Baldwin and others have been seeking, as I explained in a blog post on Tuesday. That data is from a cross match of state and federal computer...
We took a look at Wisconsin Shares data over the past five years. Because of frozen rates, more attendance based (instead of enrollment based) authorizations, and other changes, the average payment per child has gone down dramatically across the state. Providers are receiving an average of 21% less in reimbursements. This amounts to a...
As states have tackled the issues of health care reform and Medicaid eligibility, Wisconsin has taken a unique approach. The good news is that our state doesn’t have a gap in coverage for adults below the poverty level – in contrast to the other 23 state that have turned down federal funding for Medicaid expansions. The bad news is...
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