Using the ACA to Fill the Gap in BadgerCare: Who Would be Served and What Is It Likely to Cost?

by Kids Forward | July 31, 2012

Home 9 Health Care 9 Using the ACA to Fill the Gap in BadgerCare: Who Would be Served and What Is It Likely to Cost? ( Page 18 )

Our state faces a major decision in the next budget regarding whether to use the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve access to health care for a large segment of uninsured Wisconsin – i.e., adults who aren’t custodial parents of a dependent child. Because this is a very significant policy choice for the state, we need to take a comprehensive look at the costs and benefits.

The following outline is our first effort to begin analyzing who would benefit from the change and the net fiscal impact of using the ACA to close a large gap in eligibility for BadgerCare.

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