In addition to the fact that the budget plan covers far fewer adults and would cost considerably more, there are numerous other considerations that make health care providers and consumer advocates very concerned about the practicality and timing of the proposed shift of about 100,000 current BadgerCare participants into the new health insurance marketplace (“exchange”).
Publications
Infant and Toddler Care and Education in Milwaukee 2012
The YoungStar quality rating and improvement system is being rolled out, bringing greater focus to the quality of services for children from low-income families supported by Wisconsin Shares child care subsidies.
Overlooked Budget Measures Could Cause at Least 29,000 Children to Lose BadgerCare Coverage
Almost no attention has been paid to provisions in the Governor’s proposed 2013-15 budget that could cause at least 29,000 children to lose their BadgerCare coverage, and many more to lose benefits.
YoungStar Trends Early 2012 to Feb. 2013 : Movement Toward Higher Quality Ratings
The trends in YoungStar show a shift toward higher quality ratings. This analysis examines changes over time for child care programs rated by YoungStar and for the children served, broken out by YoungStar ratings from one star to five stars.
YoungStar Trends Early 2012 to Feb. 2013 : Movement Toward Higher Quality Ratings
The trends in YoungStar show a shift toward higher quality ratings. This analysis examines changes over time for child care programs rated by YoungStar and for the children served, broken out by YoungStar ratings from one star to five stars.
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