Medicaid reforms in Wisconsin

In accordance with standards set by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA), the federal government has approved changes to Wisconsin’s state Medicaid program, BadgerCare. The federal government asked Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration to scale back its originally proposed changes due to an anticipated 60,000 participants becoming ineligible. The newly approved changes reduce to 17,000 the number of adults losing taxpayer funded coverage. Cuts Affect Eligibility, Premiums Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services (DHS) states…