Since the 2012 Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, most people consider the ACA, and its many consumer protections, settled law. However, 18 states led by the Republican Attorney General of Texas, have sued again attempting to have the courts invalidate the health law. The plaintiffs claim that since Congress zeroed...
Medicaid expansion means lower Marketplace premiums along with expanded healthcare access If Wisconsin chooses to become the 37th state to expand its Medicaid program, about 80,000 additional people would be covered. In addition to ensuring access to affordable health care for so many, this expansion would quality Wisconsin for a very...
June 5, 2019 Contact: jpeacock@kidsforward.net or 608-284-0580 x 307 JFC Budget Slashes Initiatives Important to Rural Areas and Communities of Color The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, regarding the Medicaid portion of the budget approved by the Joint Finance Committee: The Medicaid budget...
Healthy mothers and healthy babies contribute to the health of Wisconsin’s communities. Yet nationally, 1 in 7 women experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after they give birth. Only half of these women receive treatment. A new study reveals the cost of unmet maternal mental health needs and sheds light on the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2019 CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Engagement Coordinator, Kids Forward wparkesutherland@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580 x317 The following statement from Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s executive director, is in response to legislative efforts to curtail women’s access to abortion in Wisconsin:...
A recent poll from Marquette University shows seven out of ten Wisconsinites support accepting federal funds to fully expand BadgerCare in order to cover more low-income adults. Wisconsin is one of only 14 states that has not yet decided to expand Medicaid. Both red and blue states have taken advantage of the federal funding from the...
The following is a response by Ken Taylor, Kids Forward’s Executive Director, to the budget bill unveiled yesterday by Governor Evers: We applaud the Governor for proposing a budget that invests in the building blocks for Wisconsin’s growth and future prosperity – our children, schools, health, and equitable communities. We commend him...
The following is a statement by Ken Taylor, executive director of Kids Forward, on the Governor’s Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” initiative: Today, Governor Evers announced that his state budget will include investments in programs that support women’s health and address infant mortality. Notably, Governor Evers announced his initiative...
Kids Forward applauds Governor Evers’ multifaceted approach toward addressing issues of oral health for Wisconsin. The package, which is part of the Governor’s 2019-2021 biennial budget, includes just over $43 million invested in the following areas: Increases dental Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-profit providers by 50 percent if...
The new federal poverty guidelines, which were recently adjusted for inflation, are worth examining because they help illustrate the challenges faced by low-income working families. They show, for example, that single parents with one child are currently ineligible for BadgerCare if they have a full-time job that pays more than $8.13...
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