BadgerCare helps children and families in Wisconsin stay healthy by providing access to important health care services for low-income children and pregnant women. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide the majority of funding for BadgerCare. View and download our fact sheet: “BadgerCare Works for Wisconsin Children—Thanks to the Children’s Health Insurance Program.”
TANF at 25: Failing to Meet the Needs of WI Families
On August 22 of this year, the law creating the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF) turns 25 years old, and that’s not a cause for celebration. At the national level and here in Wisconsin, TANF is serving only a small fraction of the families who are...