Top 10 Reasons to Use the Affordable Care Act to Fill the Gap in BadgerCare

by | January 10, 2013

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives Wisconsin an exciting opportunity to improve access to health care for a large segment of uninsured Wisconsinites – i.e., adults who aren’t custodial parents of a dependent child – using the proven and successful Medicaid program. Here are ten of the many reasons why Wisconsin should use this option to close the current gap in BadgerCare coverage.

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