Decision to Limit BadgerCare Eligibility Adversely Affects Private Coverage A report issued Wednesday by Citizen Action of Wisconsin reveals that private health insurances rates are far higher in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. The new report found the following differences between the cost of unsubsidized plans purchased in the federal...
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Recently Released Data Underscores the Important Role the ACA Plays in Covering the Uninsured in Wisconsin
New data released regarding uninsured statistics help put into perspective the importance of the Affordable Care Act in substantially reducing uninsured rates. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) recently released updated data on national uninsured rates. The new data shows that since 2010 through the first nine months of 2014,...
New DHS Cost Figures Reinforce Importance of Harnessing Wisconsin’s Share of Medicaid Expansion Funds
A surge in the number of childless adults enrolled in BadgerCare is increasing the total cost of maintaining existing coverage and is thereby increasing the price of not tapping Wisconsin’s share of federal funding for Medicaid expansions. The large jump in enrollment of childless adults who are below the poverty level is one of the...
A New Look at the Compelling Case against Leaving Medicaid Dollars on the Table
Recent Developments Bolster New “Top Ten” List of Reasons to Tap Wisconsin’s Share of Medicaid Funding As new BadgerCare enrollment figures have become available and we've learned more about the state budget bill, it has become even more obvious that our state shouldn’t turn its back on the funding for Medicaid expansions that...
Celebrating the Affordable Care Act’s 5th Anniversary
On Monday, March 23, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns five. Like many five year olds, the ACA enters its fifth year following some turbulent early years but also astounding growth and progress. While there are numerous aspects of the ACA worth celebrating, here are just a few recent developments that add to the long list of reasons...
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