Wisconsin’s June 2023 restart of annual eligibility checks for Medicaid following a three-year pause has eliminated coverage for more than 360,000 residents, as WPR and Wisconsin Watch reported this month. Some of those disenrolled had struggled to fill out recertification paperwork, and others have faced difficulties in finding alternative insurance plans. Many who lose Medicaid […]
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Medicaid unwinding: 360,000 in Wisconsin lose coverage as eligibility checks resume
Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin residents are in danger of losing their health coverage now that Medicaid eligibility checks are back in place. Teresa was used to paying just $6 for medication to treat a chronic condition that puts her at high risk for a stroke and heart attack. So the Dane County resident was […]
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Wisconsin drops ID checks at federally funded food pantries
Wisconsin’s emergency food pantries can now decide whether to check clients’ identification and verify their addresses. By October, the state will require them to stop asking. The change will improve access to a key federal program, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said. Some pantry coordinators support the changes, but others counter that it could […]
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Wisconsin seniors face housing upheaval as assisted living homes reject Medicaid
by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR, Wisconsin WatchFebruary 29, 2024 Dale Huhnke searched the web last spring for someone at Cedarhurst Senior Living who he hadn’t already begged for answers. He had a simple question: Could his 88-year-old mom stay in the Verona, Wisconsin, assisted living community once Medicaid began paying her bill? […]