Category: Medicaid/Medicare

Federal Medicaid spending cuts could leave states with “tough choices,” according to a KFF report released this week. The brief explores how cuts under consideration by Congress compare to states’ tax revenues, education spending and number of Medicaid enrollees.  Read More

Wisconsin would take an economic hit if federal lawmakers cut Medicaid funding, according to a report released Tuesday.  Read More

BadgerCare Plus enrollment fell in February for the second month in a row. Read More

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Thursday he does not want to cut “true Medicaid," criticizing the expansion of the program through the Affordable Care Act.  Read More

Gov. Tony Evers this week urged Wisconsin’s Republican congressional members to “stand up” for Wisconsinites who depend on federal programs and push against potential Medicaid cuts.  Read More

Gov. Tony Evers had harsh words Tuesday in response to federal lawmakers potentially targeting Medicaid for cuts. Read More

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.  Read More

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. Read More