Medicaid/Medicare Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Study: States that expanded Medicaid cut SSI rolls

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 10, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

States that expanded Medicaid, including Wisconsin, saw on average a decline in enrollment for another program that provides cash payments and access to Medicaid for older people or those with disabilities, according to a new study released this month.

Walker: Empowering states best way forward on healthcare

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 31, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Federal lawmakers should provide states with block grants and "full responsibility" for decisions on healthcare and health insurance coverage, Gov. Scott Walker said Saturday.

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Heifetz: Conversations on childless adult waiver “ongoing and flowing”

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 24, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The state's Medicaid director said conversations are "ongoing and flowing" with the federal government over the Department of Health Services' proposal to drug screen and test childless adults in BadgerCare.

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Medicaid changes, cuts remain a “linchpin” issue

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 20, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Despite Republican lawmakers' struggles to find support for their healthcare bills, Medicaid changes are still on the table, panelists said at the 2017 Wisconsin Health New conference Wednesday.

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Most testimony opposes, recommends changes to childless adults waiver

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 17, 2017 | Federal Government, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Most comments on Gov. Scott Walker's proposed Medicaid changes for childless adults, which includes drug screening and testing some adults in the program, opposed or raised concerns about the efforts.

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Tribes ask for exemption from BadgerCare work requirements

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 14, 2017 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin's tribes have asked for an exemption from proposed Medicaid work requirements for childless adults, citing high unemployment rates and federal treaties, according to documents submitted to the Department of Health Services earlier this year.

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Appeal delays Family Care and IRIS expansion to Adams County

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 12, 2017 | DHS, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

A managed care organization is appealing the procurement process for two Family Care regions, delaying implementation of the state's long-term care programs in Adams County.

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DHS taps Care Wisconsin and My Choice Family Care to administer Family Care in Dane County

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 10, 2017 | DHS, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services has chosen two managed care organizations to oversee Dane County as it prepares to expand the Family Care program statewide, according to a Friday statement.

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Medicaid projected to end biennium with $325 million balance

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 6, 2017 | DHS, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin's Medicaid program is projected to finish the 2015-17 biennium with a positive balance, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Proposed Medicaid cuts could leave state facing budget hole

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 30, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Proposed reductions in Medicaid spending and changes in the program's structure under the current Republican healthcare reform bills could leave Wisconsin facing a major budget hole in the coming years, according to advocates.

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Walker officially asks for Medicaid changes

by Tim Stumm | Jun 8, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Gov. Scott Walker's Department of Health Services officially asked the federal government Wednesday to allow Wisconsin to become the first state to drug screen adult Medicaid enrollees without children. The waiver amendment also caps eligibility, imposes work requirements and charges premiums to members living below the poverty line.

Report: Rural areas in Wisconsin depend more on Medicaid than urban areas

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 7, 2017 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, WHN Stories | 0 |

Image courtesy of Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Wisconsinites living in rural areas and small towns depend more on Medicaid than those who live in big cities, according to a new report released Wednesday. The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Program found that […]

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