This chart is a handy reference for the income levels that are relevant for BadgerCare and the Affordable Care Act. It shows the income limits and thresholds for people in different family sizes from 100% to 400% of the federal poverty level, and contains tables that convert the annual income limits into monthly and hourly amounts....
As WCCF works with others in the Wisconsin 2nd Chance Alliance to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction to age 18 for first-time, non-violent youth we take note that a recent report, Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System, published by the Campaign for Youth Justice highlights changes in 23 states between 2001 and...
Did you know that the newly-renovated KIDS COUNT Data Center makes it easy to develop a profile of your county that includes a wide range of indicators for child well-being? I’ve fielded several calls in the past month from advocates who are looking for information about a specific county, and they have been surprised and excited to...
A research brief by Jeffrey Butts, Violent Youth Crime in the U.S. Falls to New 32-Year Low, shows that after controlling for the size of population the rate of juvenile arrests per 100,000 youth peaked in 1994 at around 500 and hit a new low in 2012 of 190. There was a slight upsurge in 2008, but every year between 2009 and 2012, the...
Wisconsin has been awarded an additional $15.5 million in grants to strengthen the state’s home visiting efforts. The largest is an expansion grant for $6.7 million in year one and $7.2 million in year two. That grant, from the Department of Health and Human Services, is funded through the Affordable Care Act.Once again Wisconsin has...
We’re very excited that the new Health Insurance Marketplace for Wisconsin will begin taking applications Tuesday, October 1. The federal subsidies for most people buying coverage through the new Marketplace will do a lot to improve access to health insurance in Wisconsin. Subsidies are available for adults with income between 100% and...
This Q & A format document covers a wide range of questions about what the federal health care reform law means for Wisconsinites.
DHS Warns BadgerCare Participants of Likely Terminations, but Capacity to Make Correct Eligibility Determinations Is Still Months AwayThe Department of Health Services is sending notices this week to about 56,000 households now participating in BadgerCare, notifying them that adults in the family could lose their BadgerCare eligibility...
Just recently, strong statements supporting investment in early learning and development have come from Nobel Laureate Economist James Heckman and 35 top business leaders.Heckman’s Case for an Early StartHeckman’s opinion piece, Lifelines for Poor Children, appeared in the New York Times Opinionator section September 14, 2013. His...
We’re only a week away from the launch of the new health insurance Marketplaces – which will begin on October 1 to take applications for coverage that will start in January. As that date nears, Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has chosen not to release any specific information about the rates for the new insurance...
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