This Q & A format document covers a wide range of questions about what the federal health care reform law means for Wisconsinites.
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...
We’re only a week away from the launch of the new health insurance Marketplaces – which will begin on October 1 to take applications for coverage that will start in January. As that date nears, Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has chosen not to release any specific information about the rates for the new insurance...
The House of Representatives voted Friday for a budget bill that “defunds” the Affordable Care Act (aka “ObamaCare”). That's not exactly a big surprise since they have now voted more than 40 times to try to repeal or halt the ACA. However, they are substantially raising the stakes – this week threatening a government shutdown if the...
Despite Small Gains, More than Half a Million Wisconsinites Remain UninsuredDo you feel like the nation’s gradual recovery from the Great Recession has largely passed you by? If so, you have plenty of company. New data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau show that poverty remains high in Wisconsin and median income remains far...
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