Top 10 Reasons to Improve upon the Governor’s Medicaid Plan

by Kids Forward | March 22, 2013

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Governor Walker’s budget will reduce the number of uninsured Wisconsinites by adding to BadgerCare about 80,000 childless adults with income below the federal poverty level (FPL). However, the Governor proposes to do so by ending BadgerCare coverage for about 89,000 parents1 and 6,000 childless adults over the poverty level.

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