Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chewbacca, Yoda and Princess … [Read more...]
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Protect & Embrace Medicaid, Lives Depend On It!
By Senator Dora Drake For weeks, time and time again, the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have announced cuts to federal spending under the guise … [Read more...]
Worried About Losing Medicaid Access in Wisconsin? Here’s What to Know
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...]
Some 360,000 in Wisconsin Lose Medicaid Coverage as Eligibility Checks Resume
About 30% of recipients up for renewal were disenrolled, most for procedural reasons By Addie Costello WPR/ Wisconsin Watch Teresa was used to paying just $6 for medication to treat a chronic … [Read more...]
Wisconsin’s Medicaid Postpartum Protection Lags Most of the Country
Wisconsin doctors say the state could help save lives by extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year, as many states offer. But the Legislature again blocked an extension. By Rachel … [Read more...]
Don’t Wait to Renew Medicaid or CHIP
Check your mail, complete the form, mail it back Visit HealthCare.gov if you lost Medicaid or CHIP. … [Read more...]
It’s Open Enrollment Time: Here’s What you Need to Know to get or Keep Health Insurance
By Trisha Young 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...]
Wisconsin Republicans Say No to Medicaid Expansion
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Republicans and Democrats met for a Joint Committee Meeting on Finance to discuss expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin. If Medicaid was expanded, the state … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Skilled Nursing Facilities Medicaid Reimbursement System Worst in the Nation
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...]