ACA and Medicaid – Minnesota, Wisconsin

Neighboring states diverge on health care, By Nora G. Hertel and James Nord, December 23, 2013, Chippewa Herald: “People in Wisconsin and Minnesota living just barely above the poverty line are about to see their health care fortunes change — in opposite directions. Lisa Nerenhausen is one of those people. Nerenhausen and her husband, who live in Appleton, will likely lose their Medicaid coverage when the state changes its eligibility standards in response to the Affordable Care Act. ‘It’s stressful for us, who are just above the poverty level, to try to figure this out,’ Nerenhausen said of the transition…”