Ruling May Set Important Precedent, but Appears to Be Too Late to Affect BadgerCarePeople on the BadgerCare Plus Core waiting list won a preliminary legal victory last week when a federal court allowed their lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to proceed. The ruling could be an important precedent, but it’s...
One of the successes of the federal health care reform law is highlighted by new survey data released on Friday (July 19). The new Gallup data indicates a decline of almost one fifth over the last several years in the number of young adults who are uninsured, thanks to the provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowing young adults...
Today, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced three public hearings and one tribal consultation on the proposed BadgerCare waiver, which would make the changes required by the state budget. The changes would cause nearly 100,000 adults with income above the poverty line to lose BadgerCare coverage, in order for...
In Wisconsin and a number of other states, concerns have been raised about taking tainted ObamaCare dollars for the expansion of Medicaid. With that concern in mind, lawmakers here approved a health care plan that rejects those Medicaid dollars and will cost Wisconsin taxpayers almost $150 million more in the 2013-15 budget period than...
Governor's BadgerCare Changes Raise the Stakes for New Marketplace's Success or Failure The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) sent a letter to Governor Walker Monday urging him to fully or partially veto a provision added to the budget bill that could reduce the effectiveness of the health care reform law. The amendment...
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