Changes Would Affect Adults over 133% of Poverty Level, but Preserve Children's CoverageLetters recently exchanged between the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services (DHS) and the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) shed additional light on the status of negotiations over federal waivers and plan amendments the state has proposed,...
The health care reform law is expected to create 326,000 more insured Wisconsinites. This will be a great accomplishment; however, it’s also important to think about whether the health care system will be ready to care for the increased number of patients seeking primary and preventative care because of the law. Fortunately, the...
Small Businesses Could Buy Health Insurance for Nearly 10 Million People Through New Health Insurance ExchangesThere are a number of reasons why I think Wisconsin should resume planning for the possibility that the Supreme Court upholds the Constitutionality of the federal health care reform law (known as the Affordable Care Act or...
This week the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new grant opportunity relating to reducing preterm births. The intent of the “Strong Start” initiative is to test maternity care options that improve birth outcomes for women with Medicaid coverage who are at risk of having a preterm birth. In light of the...
Early in December, we predicted that the Governor’s decision to halt the Office of the Insurance Commissioner’s (OCI) emergency rule implementing AB 210 was telling, to say the least, and raised questions as to whether the Governor planned to implement health reform provisions. Weeks later, the Governor indicated that he was halting all...
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