There are lots of reasons why Wisconsin should expand BadgerCare, but a graph in a Kaiser Commission report issued last week makes it especially clear. That bar graph, shown below, vividly illustrates that from a budget perspective no other state has nearly as much to gain as Wisconsin from expanding Medicaid coverage for low-income...
Wisconsin ranks 44th nationally in state per capita spending on public health, according to a new report by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH): The $13.03 that Wisconsin spent per capita on public health in fiscal year 2013-14 is less than half (42%) of the national average of $31.06. Only six other states spent less per capita for...
Now that Wisconsin and many other states have made very significant improvements in access to health insurance (see, for example, this WCCF paper on insurance coverage), health care providers, advocates and policy makers are gradually paying more attention to other factors that affect health. Improving access to insurance and health...
WCCF Thanks Senate for Renewing Children’s Health Coverage The U.S. Senate voted 92-8 this evening to pass a health care bill that includes funding for a two-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The 92-8 vote Tuesday evening follows passage of identical legislation in the House and demonstrates that members...
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...
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