Wisconsin’s success in improving access to health care for children through the BadgerCare program has qualified the state for a federal bonus of $24.5 million for 2011, federal officials announced this afternoon.“Today’s announcement is fantastic news for families in BadgerCare because these funds could be used to avoid making proposed...
This week Citizen Action of Wisconsin released its 6th annual Health Insurance Cost Ranking. The report provides local information on cost, quality, and the rate of health insurance inflation. The study highlights a large disparity in health insurance costs between the different regions of the state, with some paying over $2,000 more...
As we noted in yesterday’s blog post, the Legislative Audit Bureau issued a comprehensive audit of the Medical Assistance (MA) program Tuesday. The LAB audit recommends that DHS should report to the Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee by next July on the department’s efforts to address the following seven issue areas raised by the...
Today, the Legislative Audit Bureau released their 100+ page report on Wisconsin’s Medical Assistance (MA) programs, including BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid, and long-term care programs. The economic downturn, as well as eligibility expansions, has increased the number of MA recipients to 1.2 million in January 2011 – boosting expenditures...
We are all familiar with the phrase “big things come in small packages.” For some, a specific provision in the health care reform law is just that. In a blog post on Wednesday, we examined the impact of one of the better know parts of the health care reform law, which has enabled 2.5 million young adults to be included on their parents’...
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