As the new year rapidly approaches, there has been considerable discussion and confusion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision requiring most Americans to either have health insurance beginning in 2014 or face a penalty (often called the “Individual Mandate”). A significant part of that confusion concerns the state and federal timelines and deadlines for obtaining coverage.
There were at least a couple of positive news items relating to health care reform today. At the top of that list, I would put a new study released today by The Milbank Quarterly, which found significant improvements in health status in Massachusetts following health care reform implementation. The Massachusetts experience illustrates...
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) voted today for the Special Session bill that delays all the BadgerCare changes until April 1, 2014, and also extends the state’s high risk plan (HIRSP) until that date. The bill was approved by a vote of 11 to 2, with two Democrats voting against the proposal because of the delay in coverage for...
For the past few months, Governor Walker has been talking with pride about the fact that the biennial budget bill ensures that Wisconsin’s health insurance system won’t have a gap in coverage for adults below the poverty level. For the first several months of 2014, that won’t be the case if the legislature approves the Governor’s...
Finance Committee Schedules Public Hearing and Vote on Monday The bill to delay changes to BadgerCare and the state high-risk plan (HIRSP), which will be considered in the state Assembly next week, is estimated by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau to reduce the state-funded share of Medicaid spending by $23.1 million during the 2013-15...
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