The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved a portion of the cost-cutting changes that the Walker Administration has been seeking to make to BadgerCare.
Q & A Summary of the Upcoming Changes to BadgerCare
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Health Care
Options for Closing the Shrinking Medicaid Deficit
Back in October 2011, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) estimated that the state was facing a shortfall in the budget for Medicaid and BadgerCare of about $550 million during the 2011-13 biennium: almost $220 million in state General Purpose Revenue (GPR) and $330 million of matching federal funds.
Should States Be Awarded for Enrolling the Lowest Income Kids?
House Committee Votes to End CHIPRA Bonus FundingA House committee voted last week to eliminate the funding that had been set aside to give states bonuses for significant increases in Medicaid enrollment of children. Wisconsin received a $24.5 million bonus last year for the success of BadgerCare in substantially increasing the number...
Overview of BadgerCare Changes Being Implemented by the Department of Health Services
This two-page paper provides an overview of the BadgerCare Plus changes approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services for adults over 133 percent of the federal poverty level. It also notes which of the Walker Administration proposed changes were not approved, including those which would have caused 29,000 children to lose their BadgerCare coverage.
Overview of the BadgerCare Changes Being Implemented by the Department of Health Services
For over a year, we’ve been expecting changes to BadgerCare Plus. On Friday, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved a portion of the Walker Administration’s requested changes. Though we’ve been updating you through the blog on what we expected to be approved, the final agreement is in and we've prepared a new...
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