Stories tagged: "badgercare"
Expanding Medicaid-BadgerCare coverage for a year after pregnancy was proposed by Gov. Evers. Legislators cut that to a few extra days.
Lower-income childless adults would also have access to a basic health plan if the proposal could pass the Legislature.
Wisconsinites receiving medical assistance benefits would be subject to new requirements under two new bills.
Despite a record-low unemployment rate, Republican lawmakers want to make it harder for unemployed and low-income people to access public assistance under the guise of addressing the worker shortage.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley writes that President Biden's Build Back Better agenda is critical to helping communities like Milwaukee expand health care to the most needy.
continuing coverage
The issue is more complicated than a choice between government assistance and private insurance.
Republicans heralded their budget as a game-changer due to its focus on cutting taxes, but Democrats were quick to point out missed opportunities to use the state’s historic surplus.
