Yesterday, the Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ), a publication of the Wisconsin Medical Society, published a new study showing that exposure to secondhand smoke has decreased both inside and outside of homes in Wisconsin since the statewide smoke-free law went into effect in July 2010. This news was celebrated by many of our partners in...
House Plans Would Cut Even More than the Anticipated $6.5 Billion in FY 2013The broad federal budget cuts known as sequestration will begin in January to make deep cuts in federal funding for services to kids. A new two-page fact sheet by First Focus summarizes the expected $6.5 billion of cuts to programs affecting children. The...
Today, WCCF released a one-pager highlighting ten of the many reasons why Wisconsin should use the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to fill the gap in BadgerCare -- by providing access to coverage for an estimated 181,000 low-income adults who aren’t caretakers of dependent children. You can find the PDF version here. Please share this...
Today I spent the day with a couple hundred health care stakeholders in Chicago at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regional forum on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The day was an opportunity to learn from HHS, share updates, ask questions, and hear from other states in the Midwest on their...
This poster highlights a wide range of indicators of the well-being of children who live in Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee. Read more...
We are beginning to see how courts are interpreting recent Supreme Court decisions narrowing the possibility of someone being sentenced to Life without Parole for a crime committed as a juvenile. Following from the Roper and Graham decisions, and the more recent Miller v. Alabama case, questions remained as to how courts would...
Urban Institute Fills in Details about the 181,000 Adults Expected to Gain EligibilityThe Urban Institute estimates that 181,000 Wisconsinites would gain eligibility for BadgerCare if the state takes advantage of the opportunity provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A report they issued with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
How much does it cost for juvenile delinquency services in Wisconsin? Wisconsin 2011 Act 32 required the Department of Corrections to gather information about juvenile justice services from around the state and compile into a report to the legislature. With help from the counties, that information has been compiled in a report to the...
New BLS Data Confirm Unequal Access to Paid Leave among U.S. WorkersData released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal that many American workers lack access to paid leave from their jobs, and access varies by worker and occupational characteristics. Overall, the new data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) show...
CMS Says States Can Adopt the Option When They Want and for As Long As They Want Federal officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have made it even more attractive for states to use the Medicaid option in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to close a large gap in health insurance coverage for low-income adults. At a...
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