Key facts about the changes coming to health insurance in Wisconsin.
Publications
Understanding the Individual Mandate and Important Coverage Dates
As the new year rapidly approaches, there has been considerable discussion and confusion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision requiring most Americans to either have health insurance beginning in 2014 or face a penalty (often called the “Individual Mandate”). A significant part of that confusion concerns the state and federal timelines and deadlines for obtaining coverage.
YoungStar in Wisconsin Analysis of Data as of July 2013
This report is the fourth in a series of WCCF reports tracking the progress of
Wisconsin’s YoungStar program, a quality rating and improvement system
(QRIS) launched in 2011 to improve the quality of Wisconsin child care
programs. YoungStar focuses on children of low-income working families
receiving assistance from the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy programs.
YoungStar rates the quality of child care programs on a 5-Star scale and is
administered in 6 regions of the state. The analysis in this report is based on
data as of the end of July 2013.
Child Poverty in Wisconsin: A Challenge to Our Future
Childhood poverty is increasing in Wisconsin faster than the national rate. Milwaukee has the fourth-highest level of concentrated poverty of any large city in America, and we have huge racial disparities in child poverty rates.
Affordable Care Act: Overview and Update on Wisconsin Implementation
PowerPoint summary of the Affordable Care Act and changes to BadgerCare in 2014
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