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...
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...
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides a vital source of federal support for children’s access to quality, affordable health care. Prompt action to extend federal funding for CHIP is crucial for the peace of mind for thousands of Wisconsin families and also for state lawmakers who need to know if they can count on that...
Surge in BadgerCare Enrollment of Childless Adults Strengthens the Case for Tapping Federal Funding As new statistics come in, we can see that the second open enrollment period for the federal insurance Marketplace didn’t merely cause a big increase in Marketplace coverage, it also yielded a surge in BadgerCare enrollment. That’s music...
By Qualifying for Increased Federal Medicaid Fund, Wisconsin Could Avoid Many Budget Cuts Two Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) papers released yesterday show that expanding BadgerCare could go a long way to helping avoid or scale back some of the deep cuts in the state budget bill. One of those memos, which was prepared for Senator Jon...
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