BadgerCare participation grew modestly over the last couple of months, but less than I had hoped it would. During the 2014-15 open enrollment period for the federal Marketplace, there was a very substantial increase in BadgerCare enrollment (about a 4% rise from November 2014 to March 2015). Based on preliminary data, the increase in...
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The New Health Insurance Landscape Infographic
We’ve updated our infographics detailing how different groups are affected by the new health insurance landscape with the new 2016 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL).
Insurance Marketplace Enrollment is Strong, as Deadline Approaches
With about two weeks to go until the end of the 2016 open enrollment period, Wisconsin was on target to sign up substantially more people in the federal health insurance Marketplace than a year ago. The most recent Marketplace enrollment report from the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), with data on sign-ups through...
Health Coverage for Hispanic Children – Great Progress and the Work Ahead
No matter who you are, or what you do, we can all agree that we want what’s best for Wisconsin’s kids. Access to health coverage is a critical piece of the puzzle to set children up for success. A recent report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families (GCCF) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) found that we’re making...
Log Back into Your Healthcare.gov Account Today!
December 15, 2015 is the deadline to log back on to healthcare.gov before the automatic renewal process commences. If an eligible consumer has not taken action by December 15th in terms of their current health plan purchased through the federal insurance marketplace, the marketplace will automatically renew their current coverage,...
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