Fifty Wisconsin organizations sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius late last week urging her to deny the recent request from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for a waiver of federal maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements. As WCCF explained in a short summary of the DHS proposals, the proposed waiver is...
Just as Wisconsin was submitting proposals to federal officials to significantly increase BadgerCare premiums and copays, a new study added to the evidence that increased cost-sharing can be counterproductive. The study published in the November 14 New England Journal of Medicine examined the effects of drug copays for patients who have...
The recession has significantly increased poverty and unemployment, and with those changes there has been a large increase in adults without health insurance. Yet despite those trends, the number of uninsured children in the U.S. dropped by 1 million from 2008 to 2010 (from 6.9 million to 5.9 million), according to a report released...
Well, no, not exactly. But the Republican controlled House of Representatives did bring a whole new meaning to the phrase “you say tomato…” As we’re sitting down with family and friends this week, we are thankful for so much – including a delicious Thanksgiving meal. For many in Wisconsin, meals that are both healthy and filling are far...
When we give thanks on Thursday, let’s remember that there are many public programs providing critically important assistance to people who aren’t as fortunate. Among them are a number of government programs that are working as intended to keep low-wage Americans and unemployed workers out of poverty. Unfortunately, some of those...
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