Category: Medicaid/Medicare
Wisconsin Medicaid Coalition forms to protect program
A report from the budget scorekeeper for Congress confirms that a House committee cannot reach its spending reduction goal without “deep cuts” to Medicaid, a state coalition formed in recent months to protect the program said Thursday.
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Public divided over COVID-19 closures, poll finds
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsinites are more divided than ever on whether closing schools and businesses was appropriate, according to the results of a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
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Vos: Lawmakers not preparing for potential Medicaid spending cuts
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said Wednesday that legislators are not bracing for potential federal reductions in Medicaid spending, following House passage of a bill that directs the committee overseeing the program to find savings.
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Conservative group releases another study opposing Medicaid expansion
Lawmakers should oppose taking additional federal dollars to expand Medicaid, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argued Wednesday. But a report released by the conservative organization doesn’t take into account the full picture, said a University of Wisconsin researcher and leader of a public interest law firm that helps people navigate Medicaid.
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Felzkowski calls for Medicaid block grants, work requirements
Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, is passionate about healthcare quality and reducing costs in Wisconsin.
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Senate health committee advances postpartum Medicaid extension
The Senate Committee on Health unanimously advanced a bill that would extend Medicaid postpartum coverage to a year, up from 60 days, according to the office of committee chair Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing.
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Democrats, health groups push against potential Medicaid cuts
A range of Wisconsin organizations — including healthcare providers and advocates — are calling to protect Medicaid, and Wisconsin’s Democratic senator said the program’s future will be the “central health issue” of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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