A number of important changes to BadgerCare take effect tomorrow, April 1. At the top of the list are the following two changes: Cutting in half the income eligibility ceiling for parents and caretakers, as well as childless adults in BadgerCare Core, by reducing the income cap to the federal poverty level (from the current limit of...
Today, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the UW Population Health Institute released their annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. The annual ranking of Wisconsin counties was initiated by the UW Population Health Institute many years ago, and this became a national project with the RWJ Foundation five years ago. It now ranks...
Open Enrollment for 2014 Ends on March 31, but Some People Qualify for Special Enrollment Periods Tens of thousands of adults in families over the poverty level are going to lose their BadgerCare coverage in April and need to convert to private plans offered through the federal Marketplace because of choices made by state lawmakers. ...
This one-page chart explains the most important coverage dates for health insurance enrollment in Wisconsin in 2014. It includes relevant dates for BadgerCare, the federally facilitated Marketplace, and the Individual Mandate.
New figures released by federal officials Tuesday show that nearly 4.2 million people picked a private health insurance plan through the federal Marketplace by March 1, including more than 71,000 in Wisconsin. In addition, nearly 69,000 Wisconsinites who applied through the Marketplace were found eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s...
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