If state legislators want to protect people with pre-existing conditions, they should work to defend and strengthen the Affordable Care Act and help expand access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Since being signed into law, state and federal opponents have tried without success to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...
With extremely limited hours for debate and public testimony and no time for analysis, the Legislature voted along party lines to adopt almost all of these drastic changes. They are now on their way to outgoing Governor Walker who has signaled his support for the legislation.
A decade of steady progress in reducing the number of uninsured children came to a halt in 2017 and reversed course. The number of uninsured children nationwide increased by about 276,000 last year, according to a new report released by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
Today, Thursday, November 1 is the first day that people can sign up for health insurance for 2019 under the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment will close after December 15, 2018. There has been a lot of noise about health care this year, and most of it is confusing. Here are the facts: Health insurance is available for 2019. About 8...
Too many Wisconsinites do not have access to quality, affordable health care. However, Wisconsin can significantly reduce that problem and save money at the same time by using available federal funding to make more low-income adults eligible for BadgerCare. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides funding for states to expand health...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought insurance coverage to many, but too many Wisconsinites still do not have access to quality, affordable health care. Wisconsin could significantly reduce that problem and save hundreds of millions of dollars at the same time by using available federal funding to make about 80,000 low-income adults eligible for BadgerCare.
Do you or someone you know have anxiety, depression, cancer, asthma, diabetes, heart disease? These are some of the most common pre-existing conditions, which prior to 2014 insurance companies could refuse to cover. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), insurance companies can no longer deny someone coverage or charge them more...
Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expired nearly three months ago, and Congress still has not passed legislation renewing the program. CHIP supports health care for nearly 9 million kids throughout the country and more than 100,000 in Wisconsin. Despite its history of strong bipartisan support, Congressional...
Friday December 15 is the last day that people can sign up for health insurance for 2018 under the Affordable Care Act. After the 15th there will not be another opportunity to enroll in health insurance for 2018 unless you have had a significant event in your life, such as a new job or marriage. There has been a lot of noise about...
It has been nearly two months since Congress failed to renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Funding for program expired on September 30 of this year. If Congress does not act soon, it will force many states to notify parents and begin the process of shutting down their programs and kicking kids off their...
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