Medicaid Expansion Will Be Important Issue in State-level ElectionsThe Supreme Court’s decision upholding nearly all of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes the health care reform law a very important part of the presidential and congressional election campaigns over the coming months. The Court’s decision to strike down one portion of...
The Walker Administration’s changes to BadgerCare take effect today (July 1). Fortunately, because of the “maintenance of effort” requirement in the Affordable Care Act, the changes are much more limited than what the Department of Health Services (DHS) initially proposed. (See our comparative summary of the initial proposal and the...
A quarterly report released late on Friday by the Department of Health Services provides both good and bad news about Wisconsin’s Medicaid budget. At first blush, the numbers look worse than the deficit figures in the last quarterly report, but that’s before the cost-cutting initiatives are taken into account. When those are factored...
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) paves the way for further progress toward making sure all Wisconsin children have access to the quality, affordable health care they need to grow and thrive.Many Wisconsinites are already benefiting from provisions that keep children healthy....
This one-pager summarizes a series of blog posts, highlighting ten of the many ways health care reform is already helping Wisconsin families. Please print copies and distribute this resource widely.
Join us to build a Wisconsin where every child & family thrives.
Your address helps us identify your legislators and the most relevant messages to send you.