To the long list of reasons why state lawmakers should expand BadgerCare and accept the federal funding for that purpose, we can add another. It’s immensely popular. On a day when conservative lawmakers were doing exceptionally well across most of the country, a number of progressive ballot measures stood up to that tide and scored...
Voters in many parts of Wisconsin will have an opportunity next Tuesday (Nov. 4th) to tell state lawmakers whether they should reverse the decision to turn down federal funding to cover more adults in BadgerCare. There are many reasons why people should vote “yes” on that referendum question – to support taking the federal funding –...
A Marketplace Special Enrollment Period Ends on Nov. 2nd About 63,000 Wisconsinites lost their BadgerCare eligibility in April, and a large portion of them are now uninsured -- as the following pie chart illustrates. But those who can afford to purchase a subsidized private plan through the federal health insurance Marketplace still...
Participation of Childless Adults in BadgerCare Far Exceeds Forecasts, While Parent and Child Enrollment Continues to Fall The cost to state taxpayers of turning down federal funding for expansion of BadgerCare will be substantially higher the next time the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) makes that calculation. The potential savings...
There is finally some good news with respect to Wisconsin’s Medicaid budget. The Department of Health Services (DHS) reported today that the previously anticipated Medicaid shortfall has been almost completely eliminated. The department’s previous quarterly report estimated that the state needed to find $93 million of General Fund...
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