U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has introduced a plan to allow Americans between 50 and 64 to buy into Medicare.
BadgerCare Plus enrollment ticked up in September, the first time this year that the program’s rolls grew.
Wisconsin Medicaid’s financial outlook has improved, but the program faces an estimated $269.2 million shortfall in state dollars by the end of the current biennial budget.
BadgerCare Plus enrollment declined in August for the eighth consecutive month in a row.
Former Wisconsin Medicaid director Bill Hanna will serve as the next president of Chorus Community Health Plans, the health insurance arm for Children’s Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Medicaid will seek public input next month on a plan to cover some community reentry services for those who are incarcerated, with a goal of submitting the proposal for federal review in December.
The Department of Health Services says it will need $1.8 billion more in state funding for projected Medicaid costs in the state’s next two-year budget.
Wisconsin joined other states in suing over a federal rule that would give immigration officers more discretion to deny green cards based on the use of public benefits.
More than 9,000 southeastern Wisconsinites in two Medicaid long-term care programs will have more choices in who helps them manage their care next year.
Wisconsin sued Wednesday to ax a federal rule that will stop states from receiving federal Medicaid dollars for covering kids’ gender-affirming care.
The number of people covered by BadgerCare Plus declined in July, the seventh consecutive month of hits to the program’s enrollment.
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Federal changes will take effect in the coming months that will bar many lawfully present immigrants from accessing Medicaid, Medicare and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
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