GOP-Led Finance Committee Passes Hefty Health Services Budget — With No Medicaid Expansion
The GOP motion for health care rejects Medicaid expansion, but spends $588 million more in GPR than prior spending.
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BadgerCare
New Study Shows Medicaid Expansion Could Cost Average Family $700
Overall private medical spending would actually go up $1.1 billion, with a net loss in benefit to the state of $600.3 million in 2020, if the state accepted Obamacare federal funding to increase Medicaid coverage.
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Pre-existing conditions should never limit access to affordable health insurance
Wisconsin has the opportunity to be ready in case something happens to the federal protections for people with pre-existing health care needs.
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Josh Kaul Dodges $89 Million Obamacare Question
When asked about a recent Obamacare victory by Schimel that netted Wisconsin $89 million, Kaul had nothing to say to reporters.
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Does Kaul Know What the Attorney General Does?
The office of the Wisconsin Attorney General has no role in whether Wisconsin expands Medicaid coverage under Obamacare.
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Repeal the Obamacare Health Insurance Tax
Repealing and replacing Obamacare may be stalled, but Congress can still act to repeal this tax – and they should.
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Barrett’s Medicaid Attack on Walker
But if Barrett is so bored with running a city, perhaps he should run for governor again. He could sweep aside the current weak field of Democrats and make a third attempt to defeat Walker in next year’s election.
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Democrats’ “BadgerCare For All” Plan Would Reduce Healthcare Access
To summarize LFB’s warning: the more people on BadgerCare, the fewer providers will accept it because reimbursement rates from the government are so low.
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McCabe Registers Campaign for Governor, Will Run As a Democrat
As the former executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, McCabe was a supporter of – and lobbyist for-every “campaign finance reform” scheme that would limit free speech in Wisconsin.
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