The cost-cutting changes that the Department of Health Services (DHS) has been seeking to make to BadgerCare have been evolving over the last few months, as DHS negotiates with federal officials regarding the requested waivers and plan amendments. This paper
summarizes the status of those deliberations, based on information that has been shared with legislators and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. It compares the anticipated effects of the original DHS proposals and the revised proposals that appear likely to receive federal
approval, and it also summarizes the other proposed BadgerCare changes that appear to be further from resolution.
Announcing New Deputy Director: Alia Stevenson
The Kids Forward team is excited to announce the hiring of Alia Stevenson as Deputy Director. Stevenson joins the team right as Kids Forward launches Reimagine Wisconsin, an antiracist, community-informed policy agenda focused around four critical pillars for...
