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CMS withdraws approval for BadgerCare work requirements

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 8, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

President Joe Biden’s administration has pulled the plug on Wisconsin’s plans to require that some childless adults in BadgerCare work.

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Medicaid projected to finish biennium in the black

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 2, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services projects that the state’s Medicaid budget will finish the end of June in the black, with a $771.6 million surplus in state funds, according to a report released Thursday.

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DHS submits updates to children’s long-term care program for legislative review

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 25, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services recently submitted plans to the Legislature to renew and update a state long-term care program for children.

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Senate committees consider dental therapy, Medicaid bills

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 18, 2021 | Dental, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Bills that would allow dental therapists to practice in Wisconsin and require Medicaid to cover power wheelchair and mobility devices for those in nursing homes got public hearings Wednesday.

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Report: Wisconsin could save extra $1 billion if it expands Medicaid due to federal COVID-19 relief bill

by Tim Stumm | Mar 11, 2021 | ACA, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

A new report shows Wisconsin could save an extra $1 billion if it expands Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, due to federal COVID-19 relief legislation that passed the House Wednesday and that President Joe Biden plans to sign into law.

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Medicaid looks to build on telehealth

by Tim Stumm | Mar 11, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Medicaid Director Jim Jones said this week that telehealth will only become more important after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

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Wisconsin eliminates waiting list for adult long-term care programs

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2021 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin has eliminated the waiting list for adults to participate in the state’s Medicaid long-term care programs, a decades-long goal.

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DHS seeks renewal of children’s long-term care program

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 2, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services intends to renew the federal waivers for its children’s long-term care support program, Interim Secretary Karen Timberlake told lawmakers Monday.

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Medicaid drops prior authorization for hepatitis C treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 2, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s Medicaid program has removed prior approval requirements for hepatitis C treatment, a move lauded by national groups seeking to eliminate one of the leading causes of liver disease.

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BadgerCare Plus rolls continue growth

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 18, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Nearly 15,000 Wisconsinites joined BadgerCare Plus last month, and the program’s membership is nearing 1 million people.

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Long-term care, mental health advocates praise Evers’ budget plans

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 11, 2021 | Medicaid/Medicare, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin long-term care and mental health advocates praised proposals that Gov. Tony Evers said he’s including in his budget, but it remains unclear how many depend on dollars coming from Medicaid expansion, a policy Republicans won’t back.

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