Medicaid Program – Wisconsin

Feds OK some Medicaid changes, but thousands could lose coverage, By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein, December 9, 2011, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Federal officials on Friday gave preliminary approval to some of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed cuts to Wisconsin health-care programs for the poor but said they likely couldn’t decide on other cuts before the new year – an outcome that could force tens of thousands of people off BadgerCare Plus next year. On Nov. 10, the state asked President Barack Obama’s administration to sign off on spending cuts to Medicaid programs like BadgerCare Plus to relieve a $554 million deficit in state and federal money through June 2013. State lawmakers this summer gave the Walker administration broad authority to balance the health-care budget but said if the federal government didn’t approve the state’s plan by Dec. 31 the state must remove 53,000 childless adults from the program by July to save money…”