Governor Jim Doyle announced that enrollment in BadgerCare Plus Basic begins this week. Individuals who are currently waiting for health care coverage under the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan now have the option to enroll in the Basic plan. BadgerCare Plus Basic is an entirely self-funded health care plan created for more than 50,000 adults without [...]

State health officials this week praised the important role women play in keeping Wisconsin a healthy, strong and safe place to live, but noted that because many women are busy caring for others or forging careers, they may often overlook their own health. “Women’s Health Week is a time all of us can work to [...]

A decision by the State of Wisconsin to end contracts with existing BadgerCare suppliers in southeast Wisconsin was met with a great deal of resistance when the plan was announced late last year. Concerns ranged from job losses to an interruption of coverage for those currently enrolled in BadgerCare – and those concerns still have [...]

A decision by the State of Wisconsin to end contracts with existing BadgerCare suppliers in southeast Wisconsin was met with a great deal of resistance when the plan was announced late last year. Concerns ranged from job losses to an interruption of coverage for those currently enrolled in BadgerCare – and those concerns still have [...]

Governor Jim Doyle this week signed into law Assembly Bill 770, the Critical Access Hospitals Bill. This bill ensures that the 59 communities that are served by Critical Access Hospitals can leverage additional resources and federal funding. The Governor was joined by supporters of the bill at a signing event at the Columbus Community Hospital [...]

In his eighth State of the State Address, Governor Jim Doyle outlined proposals to build the economy, create jobs and provide property tax relief for homeowners, while protecting key priorities like education and health care and helping those hardest hit by the struggling national economy. “I stand before you tonight at a difficult time in [...]

Plan provides self-funded coverage option for over 20,000 adults on waiting list Governor Jim Doyle unveiled a new self-funded health care plan today for adults without dependent children who are on the state health care waiting list. BadgerCare Plus Basic will provide enrollees with limited access to physicians, hospital services, generic prescriptions and catastrophic coverage, [...]

A decision by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to make changes to state health care programs in Southeast Wisconsin could adversely impact the local economy, affecting hundreds of jobs in Milwaukee. DHS announced in late July that they would terminate contracts with private companies involved in the BadgerCare and Medicaid programs effective at [...]

Jerry Ann Hamilton, president of the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP, echoed concerns raised by state legislators over a change to the BadgerCare program in Southeast Wisconsin in an open letter to Governor Doyle on Wednesday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has decided to end existing contracts with health care firms involved in [...]