Medicaid Budget Doesn't Reflect ACA Measures and Is Likely to Change Substantially by JanuaryThe Department of Health Services and other state agencies submitted their budget requests to the Dept. of Administration on Monday. All or nearly all of those requests can now be found on the DOA website.In a cover letter to DOA, Secretary...
The percentage of Americans with health insurance through an employer has been declining rapidly over the past decade. The following chart illustrates that trend (using two-year averages from the Current Population Survey data released yesterday), and it highlights the importance of measures in the health care reform law to help...
Wisconsin Numbers Are Worrisome, but We’ll Reserve Judgment until More Precise Figures Are Unveiled Next WeekFigures released Wednesday by the U.S Census Bureau show that the number of uninsured Americans fell by more than 1.3 million in 2011. That’s just the second decrease in the last decade and the largest decline during that...
Tips for parents to help make sure their kids start the school year healthy…and stay that way.
Judicial Challenge to MOE Likely to Be Less Relevant than Congressional ChallengeA lawsuit filed Tuesday by the State of Maine could have very significant implications in Wisconsin and many other states if the courts strike down the portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring states to maintain their current levels of Medicaid...
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