The Governor’s budget proposes partially closing the current gap in BadgerCare by extending eligibility to all adults below the poverty level who don’t have children, and we commend the Governor for that. However, the Governor’s budget stops short of the step states need to take (covering adults to 133% of FPL) to qualify for full...
Often as we work with youth in the juvenile justice system, we find out too late that they are dealing with undiagnosed mental health challenges. Child Trends recently released three briefs in the Adolescent Health Highlights series. These briefs, which focus on issues related to adolescent mental health, highlight that:Resiliency has a...
Walker Administration Counts on Health Exchange Working Well Next Year, Yet Predicts It Won’t Last Tuesday at the annual HealthWatch conference, the outbound DHS Secretary, Dennis Smith, expressed strong doubts about whether the federal government can get a health insurance exchange established and running effectively in Wisconsin by...
Health care advocates got some good news this week – albeit for a part of BadgerCare coverage that few people realized was at risk. A Wisconsin State Journal article by David Wahlberg sums up the story: “Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget would reduce Medicaid coverage for many pregnant women, but state health officials say that...
Children involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems often have many disadvantages throughout their lives, which decreases the likelihood of their wellness and success. Not the least of these challenges is dealing with unmet education needs. We know that:The rate of unemployment was highest for those without a high school...
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