Rumored Plan Would Improve Access for Childless Adults, But at What Cost for Low-income Working Parents?Governor Walker will make an announcement Wednesday regarding his plans with respect to Medicaid and BadgerCare. The Milwaukee Journal reported this afternoon that the Governor is expected to announce that the state won’t take the...
A surprising number of people don’t know about calling 2-1-1. To help increase awareness, February 11 was designated national 2-1-1 Day.2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their communities. It provides free and confidential...
National Article Draws Attention to the Squeeze on Wisconsin Schools In case you missed it, Thursday’s Wisconsin Budget Project Blog commented on an article in Governing.com about the fiscal straightjacket Wisconsin schools find themselves in because of the state-imposed revenue limits. The rigidity of those revenue caps is a key issue...
After neglecting to name an Administrator to the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, President Obama has announced the appointment of Robert Listenbee from Pennsylvania to fill that role. Since 2008, interim administrators at OJJDP have worked hard to fill the role, but the selection of Robert provides a big lift to the...
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced Wednesday that he supports using the federal health care reform law to close a large gap in Medicaid coverage in his state. According to an article in the Detroit Free Press: “Snyder gave his unconditional support for an expansion of Medicaid to include about 450,000 more uninsured, low income...
Advocates, legislators, and individual supporters from across the state gathered at the capital today for the introduction of the “Strengthen BadgerCare Act.” This bill would close the gap in BadgerCare, ensuring that low-income uninsured Wisconsinites without health insurance do not continue to fall through the cracks in BadgerCare.A...
Happy 4th Anniversary of CHIPRA ReauthorizationSince 2009, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) has helped tens of thousands of Wisconsin kids access BadgerCare coverage. BadgerCare continues to be vital to working families struggling to provide health care for their children, especially during the...
The weekly newsletter of the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) announced Friday that their Board of Directors decided unanimously on January 30 to support “lifting the existing enrollment freeze in BadgerCare Core for childless adults with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).” The rest of the newsletter...
Treasury Dept. Decision Increases Importance of Strong BadgerCare Coverage A long-awaited rule issued by the Treasury Department today contains bad news for many health care advocates and for some low-income families who were hoping that subsidies for coverage through the new exchanges would provide a more affordable alternative to the...
Over 90% of the state’s public school districts are now offering 4-year-old kindergarten (4K), serving 46,914 students. The number of children served in 4K has more than tripled since the 2001-02 school year. About one third of 4K programs use a community approach, with the school district collaborating with child care programs and...
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