The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) voted today for the Special Session bill that delays all the BadgerCare changes until April 1, 2014, and also extends the state’s high risk plan (HIRSP) until that date. The bill was approved by a vote of 11 to 2, with two Democrats voting against the proposal because of the delay in coverage for...
For the past few months, Governor Walker has been talking with pride about the fact that the biennial budget bill ensures that Wisconsin’s health insurance system won’t have a gap in coverage for adults below the poverty level. For the first several months of 2014, that won’t be the case if the legislature approves the Governor’s...
Finance Committee Schedules Public Hearing and Vote on Monday The bill to delay changes to BadgerCare and the state high-risk plan (HIRSP), which will be considered in the state Assembly next week, is estimated by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau to reduce the state-funded share of Medicaid spending by $23.1 million during the 2013-15...
PowerPoint summary of the Affordable Care Act and changes to BadgerCare in 2014
Achieving the Success in Massachusetts Would Result in 43,000 Fewer Uninsured Wisconsin Kids For many years Wisconsin ranked very near the top in the percentage of children who have health insurance, but our state’s high ranking has gradually been slipping. That ranking fell another 3 places in 2012, and we now rank 17th among states on...
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