MADISON – Wisconsin has the worst Medicaid reimbursement system for skilled nursing facilities in the nation, according to a national report comparing state-by-state costs incurred by facilities for … [Read more...]
Gov. Walker’s Welfare Drug Testing Proposal
By Eelisa Jones Politicians and advocates have reignited a national debate over drug-testing welfare recipients in response to a January press release from Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker. Walker’s press … [Read more...]
Faces of Healthcare in Wisconsin 2014
Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Representative Melissa Sargent held a media conference call to release a memo by the Legislature’s Fiscal Bureau showing the impact of federal Medicaid funds from the … [Read more...]
Experts call federal budget argument against taking BadgerCare dollars false
On a media call this week state and national budget experts, including former chair of the US House Appropriations Committee Congressman Dave Obey, revealed that federal funding for Badger- Care is … [Read more...]
Pressure mounting on Senate to overturn Walker’s plan to reject BadgerCare funds
At a news conference at the Brown County Courthouse last Thursday afternoon which received substantial coverage on local television, local leaders called on State Senators Robert Cowles and Frank … [Read more...]
County leaders call for reversal of Walker’s refusal of federal healthcare funds
By Lynda L. Jones Following Governor Walker’s rejection of billions in federal Medicaid funds to fill the holes in BadgerCare, county elected officials from five counties spoke out this week during … [Read more...]
Community leaders speak out against Walker’s plan to reject $12 billion
By Cassandra Lans It’s like going back in history again. Governor Scott Walker announced that he plans to reject $12 billion from the federal government that would expand the state’s Badger- … [Read more...]
Department of Health Services to hold Town Hall Meetings on draft proposal for Virtual Pace
The Department of Health Services is holding public meetings to solicit comments on a draft proposal for Virtual PACE, a program to integrate the care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare … [Read more...]
Public Hearing on proposed medicaid cuts
Wisconsin’s low-income citizens are in deep financial stress. Under the current budget, Gov. Scott Walker plans to cut $554 million to Wisconsin’s BadgerCare and Medicaid programs over the next two … [Read more...]
Department launches website on Medicaid savings initiatives
MADISON – Department of Health Services Secretary, Dennis G. Smith, today launched a website that outlines initiatives designed to keep the state’s Medicaid program sustainable, fair and equitable. … [Read more...]