As many of us celebrate our loved ones and our blessings during the Thanksgiving holiday, please remember that Thanksgiving has a very different meaning for many people in our state and our country. For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is another harsh reminder of the damage of colonization. Native American people are reminded on a...
The decision about whether or not Wisconsin should accept federal funding to expand Medicaid, which would cover an additional 80,000 Wisconsinites and save hundreds of millions in state dollars per year, should not be controversial. However, Republican legislators who oppose Medicaid expansion are relying on discredited arguments about...
JFC Budget Slashes Initiatives Important to Rural Areas and Communities of Color Kids Forward is extremely disappointed by the Medicaid budget approved Tuesday by the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) because it costs state taxpayers far more than the Medicaid plan recommended by the governor, yet accomplishes far less. The Republican plan...
A recent court ruling against the validity of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely to be overturned by higher courts, but that’s far from certain. What does seem certain is that the ruling will create much more debate in Wisconsin about the steps that state and federal policymakers should take to protect health insurance coverage for...
Many Republican lawmakers, including the Governor, promised in the weeks prior to the mid-term election that they would ensure that regardless of whatever happens to the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites would continue to have the same protections for pre-existing conditions. But thus far, the only legislation they have proposed takes us in the wrong direction.
As politicians debate the topic of ensuring that Americans can get insurance coverage for pre-existing medical conditions, there is one critical thing to understand: protecting coverage for people with such conditions is not accomplished by just one part of the Affordable Care Act—it’s achieved through a number of intertwined portions of the ACA.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is under continued attack from the Trump administration, and the latest assault threatens coverage of preexisting conditions and the viability of the subsidized health insurance Marketplace—unless states intervene to protect their residents.
The Partial Expansion Costs More and Accomplishes Less than a Full Medicaid Expansion
The Trump administration has taken numerous steps to hinder the Affordable Care Act and could eventually cause many state insurance marketplaces to collapse, but the majority of Wisconsinites who get coverage through the ACA will be protected from the increased premiums that insurance companies announced for 2018. President Trump issued...
Congress failed last week to extend funding for several important health care programs that enjoy broad public support. By not acting on the following three programs, Republican leaders have put the future of these politically popular health programs in limbo, and ongoing inaction could pose a significant problem for the recently enacted state budget.
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