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2011-13 DHS Medicaid/BadgerCare Cuts

Note: WCCF is a member of the Save BadgerCare Coalition. In addition to the resources listed below, please visit the Coalition website for more information, press releases, etc.

Do the Proposed Changes to BadgerCare Constitute a Test of the Affordable Care Act? This two-page paper analyzes and debunks the DHS contention that granting a demonstration waiver for the proposed BadgerCare changes would serve as a  test of measures that will be required or allowed by federal law in 2014 (December 12, 2011).

A Comparative Summary of the DHS Proposals for BadgerCare Changes and the Changes the State Plans to Make if the MOE Waivers Aren't Granted. This short paper compares the potential effects of the BadgerCare changes proposed by DHS and approved by the Joint Finance Committee with the changes in adult eligibility that DHS plans to make if Wisconsin does not receive a federal waiver of the "maintenance of effort" (MOE) requirements (November 14, 2011).

Analyzing the Effects of the Proposed BadgerCare Changes: How Will the DHS Proposals Affect Health Care for Children? On October 31, the Dept. of Health Services (DHS) unveiled its proposals for waivers to substantially change Medicaid and BadgerCare.  This WCCF paper reviews the scariest portion of the Halloween eve proposals, which would significantly reduce access to health care for Wisconsin children (November 11, 2011).

A Work in Progress: Our Growing List of Questions about the Proposed Changes to BadgerCare. The Department of Health Services has outlined a 39-point plan  for cutting $554 million from Medicaid and BadgerCare.  However, the department’s plans appear to be a work in progress, as is our long list of questions about the Department’s proposals (October 17, 2011).

Summary of the Medicaid and BadgerCare Cost-Cutting Initiatives Proposed by the Department of Health Services. This WCCF paper is a preliminary analysis of the DHS proposed changes, to cut $554 million in BadgerCare and Medicaid spending. It outlines the changes to eligibility, benefits, payment reform, and service delivery, including some preliminary thoughts about the consequences of these changes. The summary is limited to the new cost-savings introduced by DHS on September 30th (October 10, 2011).

Save BadgerCare Coalition's "Overview of Consequences of Wisconsin DHS Proposal to cut $554 million from Medicaid" (October 6, 2011).

Budget Bill Approves Sweeping Shift in Authority for Medicaid Policymaking.  This WCCF paper summarizes the portions of the amended budget bill granting the Department of Health Services authority to make sweeping changes in Wisconsin’s Medicaid-related programs.  The paper compares those provisions with the similar Medicaid portions of Act 10, the budget repair bill (Updated June 21, 2011).  

Wisconsin Department of Health Services web page about their proposed cuts. This page contains a link to a form on which you can provide input on the proposed changes.