With Deadline Extended, about 10 Governors are Still Considering the OptionsAs you have no doubt heard, Governor Walker sent a letter to Secretary Sebelius on Friday declaring that Wisconsin will not develop and operate a health insurance exchange, which means that the federal government will take on that responsibility in our state. As...
After Falling Sharply for Several Months, BadgerCare Participation Recovers Slightly BadgerCare enrollment grew a little in October, after falling sharply during the first three months of the changes the state began implementing in July. As we reported in a blog post last month, from July through September enrollment fell by more than...
Today, the Republican Governors Association Public Policy Committee sent a letter to President Obama regarding the deadline this Friday for states to declare their intention with respect to who will design and implement the new health insurance marketplaces, known as exchanges. The GOP governors ask for an extension until the...
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) has just released a new publication, YoungStar in Wisconsin: An Analysis of Data as of July 2012. This report is the third in a series of progress reports since the YoungStar quality rating and improvement system was launched in 2011. Key findings include: Nearly half of low-income...
Tea Party Activists Are at Odds with Business Community and Health Care Stakeholders As we discussed in a blog post Friday, states have until the end of this week to notify federal officials whether the state plans to move forward with a state-based health insurance exchange, a federally-facilitated exchange, or a state-federal...
Walker Sends Mixed Signals about Wisconsin Implementation With a deadline just a week away for states to submit plans for a key part of health care reform implementation, Secretary Sebelius informed Governors today that the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) is giving states some more time to develop their plans for the new health...
This report analyzes YoungStar developments as of July 2012, including the percentage of children in higher-rated settings, variations across YoungStar regions, efforts to help child care programs improve, and the challenges facing child care providers, particular those rated at the 2-Star level.
Wisconsin submitted a $22.7 million Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge (RTTT-ELC) proposal on October 25, 2012, with an emphasis on strengthening YoungStar and accelerating the development of an early childhood longitudinal data system. This second round of federal funding is targeted to states with the next five highest ranked...
Milwaukee Partners Gathering at Quality of Life Center throughout the Month for, “Breaking the Cycle: Protecting Our Legacy” EventsNovember is Prematurity Awareness Month, and awareness is necessary because the United States as a whole is still ranked 34 out of 38 developed countries for infant mortality rates, and the premature birth...
Another one of the bills advanced by Governor Walker early in the 2011-12 session has suffered a setback in court. As you may have heard by now, a ruling Tuesday by Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith concluded that the Wisconsin Constitution does not allow the legislature to give the governor power to review and block rules...
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