Wisconsin's Unique Medicaid Solution Necessitates that Diverse Parties Work Together Over the last couple of months, there have been numerous reports about a large hole in the Affordable Care Act – stemming from the Supreme Court’s decision to make it optional for states to expand Medicaid coverage to all citizens below 138% of the...
Health Care
Journal Sentinel Endorses Delay in Removing People from BadgerCare
WCCF has been arguing all year that Wisconsin shouldn’t push 90,000 people off BadgerCare in December – at the same time that hundreds of thousands of uninsured Wisconsinites are trying to enroll in the new insurance Marketplace. Also at that time, about 25,000 people now in the state’s high risk pool will have to try to buy coverage...
$2 Million Grant from UW Health Will Help Low-income Dane County Families Buy Insurance
We’re very excited that the new Health Insurance Marketplace for Wisconsin will begin taking applications Tuesday, October 1. The federal subsidies for most people buying coverage through the new Marketplace will do a lot to improve access to health insurance in Wisconsin. Subsidies are available for adults with income between 100% and...
Frequently Asked Questions about Health Insurance in Wisconsin Relating to Changes in the Affordable Care Act & BadgerCare/Medicaid.
This Q & A format document covers a wide range of questions about what the federal health care reform law means for Wisconsinites.
How Soon Can DHS Make Accurate Determinations of Next Year’s BadgerCare Eligibility?
DHS Warns BadgerCare Participants of Likely Terminations, but Capacity to Make Correct Eligibility Determinations Is Still Months AwayThe Department of Health Services is sending notices this week to about 56,000 households now participating in BadgerCare, notifying them that adults in the family could lose their BadgerCare eligibility...
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