More Data Needed on Actual Number of New Enrollees and Decrease in the Uninsured New figures released by federal officials yesterday show that nearly 3.3 million people picked a private health insurance plan through the federal Marketplace by February 1, including more than 56,000 in Wisconsin. In addition, slightly over 60,000...
Early learning is a hot topic across the nation. First, it was impressive to have our President say this in his State of the Union address: “Research shows that one of the best investments we can make in a child’s life is high-quality early education. Last year, I asked this Congress to help states make high-quality Pre-K available to...
Three experts presented research on brain development and the return on early investment to a packed room of legislators, aides, policymakers, and state staff. The event was the 32nd Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar on January 22, 2014 in the Capitol. Art Rolnick, former Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,...
The standards for determining BadgerCare eligibility changed in a couple of significant ways this week. Although the major eligibility changes (reducing the income limits for parents and improving coverage for adults without dependent children) have been delayed until April 1, the following two changes have just taken effect: The...
New federal poverty level (FPL) figures were released in January and began to apply to BadgerCare on Feb. 1, 2014. This one-page document shows those figures for different family sizes and translates them into the key percentages of the FPL for purposes of BadgerCare and the Affordable Care Act. It includes the monthly and hourly amounts, as well as the annual figures, and it explains the relevance of different percentages of the FPL.
Wisconsin’s projected surplus and its Medicaid deficit are intertwined, and not because the former could be used to remedy the latter (though it certainly could). What they have in common is that they both result in part from rising personal income in our state. A new Wisconsin Budget Project blog post explains how increased income...
WCCF just posted on our website an updated summary of juvenile justice data trends, about The Continuing State of Juvenile Justice in Wisconsin. The prior report included data through 2010, and this takes us through 2012 data. While the downward trends have continued, it will be interesting to see what happens in 2013 as there are...
This report is an update of an earlier report published in October of 2011 and includes data from 2011 and 2012. Fortunately, many of the trends noted in the earlier report have continued, as juvenile arrests have continued to decline and we have seen a growth in support for successful community-based programs.
A recent fact sheet, State Baby Facts: Wisconsin, from ZERO TO THREE provides an interesting picture of Wisconsin’s infants and toddlers, with 70 facts provided with citations. Here are some examples: Basics Population: There are 212,019 infants and toddlers in Wisconsin. Well-being: Wisconsin ranks 15th among all states for child...
Research over the past 20+ years affirms that trying youth in adult court has a detrimental impact on community safety as well as on many 17-year-olds. Current Wisconsin law excludes all 17-year-olds from the juvenile court and the services available through that venue. Even if prosecutors and judges wanted to include a 17-year-old in an appropriate juvenile service or program, they are unable to do so. Researchers have studied how best to promote public safety and meet the needs of 17-year-olds in several different ways.
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