Health Care

Gov. Evers’ State of the State Put Kids and Families First

Jan 24, 2019

Kids Forward applauds Governor Tony Evers for proposing a budget that puts kids and families first and that seeks to address the challenges kids and families of color face. He offered bipartisan proposals to restore two thirds funding for K-12 education, increase mental health services in schools, reform the criminal and juvenile justice systems, give working and middle class families a tax cut, and increase access to quality, affordable health care by expanding Badger Care.

States Can’t Effectively Replace ACA Provisions relating to Pre-existing Conditions

Dec 20, 2018

A recent court ruling against the validity of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely to be overturned by higher courts, but that’s far from certain. What does seem certain is that the ruling will create much more debate in Wisconsin about the steps that state and federal policymakers should take to protect health insurance coverage for...

Legislators Fail to Protect Coverage of Pre-existing Conditions

Dec 4, 2018

Many Republican lawmakers, including the Governor, promised in the weeks prior to the mid-term election that they would ensure that regardless of whatever happens to the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites would continue to have the same protections for pre-existing conditions. But thus far, the only legislation they have proposed takes us in the wrong direction.

State Law Can’t Adequately Protect People with Pre-existing Conditions

Nov 2, 2018

Governor Walker promised on Thursday that he will protect insurance coverage for people with pre-existing health conditions by putting “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act” into state statutes. The Governor’s statement would be somewhat reassuring for health care advocates like myself if amending state statutes...

Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Starts Today: Get the Facts

Nov 1, 2018

Today, Thursday, November 1 is the first day that people can sign up for health insurance for 2019 under the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment will close after December 15, 2018. There has been a lot of noise about health care this year, and most of it is confusing. Here are the facts: Health insurance is available for 2019. About 8...

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