The number of childless adults participating in BadgerCare jumped to more than 103,000 in May – which puts that figure well above the estimate of 94,600 at the end of the biennium that the Dept. of Health Services (DHS) included in their latest budget projections (April 1, 2014). Wisconsin began this year to make all childless adults...

New national data released today show that there has been a sharp increase in Medicaid enrollment since last September, and that trend continued in April. The new figures, which are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, provide the enrollment change by state in April and also the amount of growth relative to the average...

WCCF welcomed 70 advocates from all over the state to our 2013 advocacy training and Lobby for Kids day last week.  Twenty-one state senate districts were represented in the state capitol. WCCF Executive Director Ken Taylo and Governmental Relations Manager Sabrina Gentile started the day by briefing the advocates on the 2013-2014 State...

I don’t recall hearing the Governor talk about child poverty in his speech tonight. I suppose that’s not surprising because the growth in that poverty rate wouldn’t have fit well in the narrative of success that the Governor was attempting to convey. He argued that positive economic indicators justify more of the tax cutting and...

State Policy Changes Result in Sharp Drop in Coverage BadgerCare enrollment fell by about 4,200 people in September, as the policy changes implemented in July continue to cause people to lose their BadgerCare coverage. In the first three months after those changes were initiated, BadgerCare enrollment has decreased by more than 16,000...