After enactment of the budget bill last summer, most of the legislative action on health care focused on three issue areas: behavioral health, dementia, and family planning.
A Summary of Recent Legislative Action on Health Care
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Health Care
Sizing up the Achievements of the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) turns six this Wednesday, March 23. The young health care reform law has achieved some impressive accomplishments, especially since a couple of key parts of the law took effect in 2014. Nevertheless, public opinion about the law is divided, and many Republican politicians are intent upon repealing the ACA....
Pediatricians’ Group Takes on Larger Role in Mitigating Impacts of Poverty
Last week the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) took an important step in recognizing the tremendous impact of child poverty and other social determinants of health in child development. They also recognized the critical role pediatricians can and should play in identifying and helping to address the needs of patients impacted by...
Positive Trends in Wisconsin’s Marketplace Insurance Coverage
New data show that signups for Marketplace insurance plans took another significant jump in Wisconsin during the most recent open enrollment period, and the average monthly premiums are unchanged for people who qualify for premium tax credits. More specifically, the latest figures released by the Dept. of Health and Human Services for...
BadgerCare Updates: Recent Enrollment Trends and New Eligibility Tables
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...
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