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Worried About Losing Medicaid Access in Wisconsin? Here’s What to Know

June 21, 2024

Resources are available to help Medicaid recipients with renewals or finding new coverage while avoiding scams — after disenrollment. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR This story was … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, BadgerCare, Covering Wiscnsin, Health Insurance, Medicaid

Lost Wisconsin Badgercare Plus? Healthcare.gov is Here For You

September 2, 2023

Enroll today for coverage starting the 1st of next month. healthcare.gov … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, BadgerCare Plus, Health Insurance, healthcare.gov

The Department of Health Services has Moved out of the Coggs Center to a new Location. But the news Hasn’t Reached Some Residents.

December 16, 2022

By Sam Woods This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, Coggs Center, Department of Health Services, FoodShare, Sam Woods

‘Medicare has Been a Game Changer’: Congresswoman Gwen Moore Talks Medicare on 56th Anniversary

July 30, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 2014, while under private insurance, Mary Wacker broke a small bone in her foot. She paid $800 for a specialist to look at her foot for 15 minutes and recommend that … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, BadgerCare, Gwen Moore, Medicare

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

In Times like These, We Need Common Sense

March 13, 2021

Having grown up in the Baptist church, I have an affinity for music from the “golden age” of gospel. As a child, my mother and grandmother, would listen to the music of Clara Ward, Sister Rosetta … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, LaKeshia N. Myers

Deadline to Sign Up for Obamacare is January 31

January 21, 2017

“Last chance” events scheduled for the final week of open enrollment MILWAUKEE – With a new president taking office this week, and an uncertain road ahead for the Affordable Care Act, many consumers … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, BadgerCare, Enrollment Assistance, Health Insurance, Obamacare

Wisconsin Election Results

November 7, 2014

By Eelisa A Jones The people of Wisconsin have elected Republican candidates for three out of four major state positions. Gov. Scott Walker resecured his office over challenger Mary Burke – … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, Citizens United, Eelisa Jones, Election Results, Mary Burke, Scott Walker

Governor Walker, your actions speak louder than words on healthcare

May 24, 2014

By Mandela Barnes Despite his recent continued attempts to take credit for the success of Obamacare in Wisconsin, Governor Walker is directly responsible for the fact that almost 85,000 people, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, BadgerCare, Mandela Barnes, Obamacare, Scott Walker

Tax Day BadgerCare protest

April 26, 2014

Last week on tax day, April 15, as many Wisconsinites filed their taxes, health care advocates gathered in a protest against Governor Walker’s rejection of federal Medicaid dollars for BadgerCare at a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: BadgerCare, Jason Rae, Jennifer Epps-Addison, JoCasta Zamarripa, Robert Kraig

Walker forcing 77,000 people off BadgerCare on last day of open enrollment

April 5, 2014

On the day the rest of the country is trying to extend coverage before the deadline, tens of thousands are being forced off coverage across Wisconsin Statewide - At media events Monday in Milwaukee … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, BadgerCare, Scott Walker

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