Federal and state officials announced at a press conference Monday (Nov.7) that Wisconsin will be one of six states taking part in a new federal pilot program to expedite the approval of affordable housing projects. Developers of federally subsidized multifamily housing complexes typically rely on multiple sources of state and federal...
Sweeping changes to BadgerCare have been proposed by the Department of Health Services (DHS) and are expected to be reviewed this week by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (probably on Thursday). A new WCCF issue brief examines how the proposed BadgerCare changes would have very negative consequences for Wisconsin’s children.The...
Joint Finance Committee Meeting Also Expected Next Week on the DHS Halloween Package Senator Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma) announced this week that she will host a public hearing to invite comments on Governor Walker’s proposed cuts to the Medicaid and BadgerCare programs. The hearing will be next Friday, November 11, from 4:00 to 6:00...
This is a text of a message that worked its way through from others related to the Senate’s action related to juvenile justice funding. Sen. Kohl voted in favor of this bill – Sen. Johnson voted against, presumably because he thinks it should be essentially zero. Even at this level of funding, there will be reductions in the amount of...
Wisconsin households will save an average of $1,467 per year after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), yet the Walker Administration continues to push for repeal. Yesterday, the Walker Administration released copies of their comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the ACA Health Insurance...
Many questions still unanswered, but more details expected this week As we reported previously, the Department of Health Services held hearings last Wednesday and Friday in Milwaukee and Madison on their proposals for cutting more than $500 million from Medicaid and BadgerCare. We appreciate that DHS held two hearings, although their...
While Wisconsin made the leap to consolidate its juvenile correctional institutions, Illinois is struggling with similar issues. Throughout the nation, approximately 50 secure juvenile centers/programs have closed in 18 states, and the state of Illinois and some counties are facing the tough decisions about how best to deploy resources...
Teen birthrates have been dropping in Milwaukee, and abortion rates have also been decreasing statewide. These two positive outcomes point to policies that have increased adolescents’ awareness about how to prevent unplanned pregnancies and increased access to contraception and reproductive healthcare through BadgerCare’s Family...
The State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin: What do We Really Know?” released today examines recent trends in juvenile arrests and incarceration in the state, as well as the success of recent community-based alternatives to secure confinement of youth offenders and includes these highlights:• The number of juvenile arrests in Wisconsin...
Forums Set for Oct. 19 in Madison & Oct. 21 in West Allis The Department of Health Services announced Friday that it is holding two town hall meetings this week on the 39 initiatives the department outlined in late September for cutting a projected $554 million from Medicaid and BadgerCare. To learn more about the proposed cost-cutting...
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