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BadgerCare Plus:  Who’s Eligible, for What, and What Will It Cost? – This WCCF paper describes who is eligible for BadgerCare Plus, what they are eligible for, and what they will pay in premiums and co-pays (April 2008).

BadgerCare Plus: Planned Expansion to Childless Adults – This one-page paper summarizes the state’s plan to provide health care coverage for childless adults, beginning in 2009 (April 2008).

Expanding Access to Health Care in Wisconsin: An Outline of the New BadgerCare Plus Law – This document outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the BadgerCare Plus initiative, explains how it increases eligibility, summarizes how it improves enrollment of children and parents who were already eligible, describes the financing and other program elements, and reviews the ongoing work and challenges that lie ahead (Feb. 12, 2008).

"Unintended Consequences: The Effects of Medicaid Documentation Requirements in Wisconsin (Updated Summary - January 28, 2008)." This short paper summarizes and updates the data in our October 2007 analysis of the effects of federal documentation requirements for Medicaid on program participation in Wisconsin.

“Clearing up the Confusion Surrounding CMS Approval of BadgerCare Plus” -- This paper examines federal policy changes restricting the use of CHIP and Medicaid funds and their effect on the BadgerCare Plus initiative (January 10, 2008).

"Providing Health Coverage for All Kids in Wisconsin:  The New BadgerCare Plus Law" -- This brief paper provides a 2-page summary of the new BadgerCare Plus law and also includes a diagram showing the new categories of coverage.

"In Their Own Words: Wisconsin Health Care Story Series." WCCF has collected the stories of Wisconsin residents who do not have health insurance. These stories highlight the importance of continuing to work toward the goal of making health care coverage available to everyone in the state (September 20, 2007).

"Is providing health insurance for more kids fiscally responsible?"  -- A short “by the numbers” fact sheet on the costs and benefits of expanding access to health insurance for children (Updated January 2008). 

"The Badger Care Plus Plan: Who Would Be Affected?" This brief summary includes a matrix showing the new groups who could get health care coverage from the proposed BadgerCare Plus plan in the biennial budget bill, and the number of people in each of those categories who might benefit (March 16, 2007).

"Priorities for Congressional Reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)". This issue brief summarizes the most important issues for Wisconsin in the Congressional debate this year over SCHIP (February 2007).

2007 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) (February 2007)    

Tables for Annual, Monthly and Hourly Earnings at various percentages of FPL. (February 2007)   

"The Dramatic Effects of Federal Documentation Requirements on Participation of Citizens in Wisconsin's Health Care Programs" (January 31, 2007).

"Health Coverage for All Kids in Wisconsin: An Overview of BadgerCare Plus" (January 12, 2007)

"WCCF Comments on Interim Federal Rules for Citizenship and Identity Documentation" (August 10, 2006). Charity Eleson's letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

“BadgerCare Plus (or Minus?)”. This article from the June/July 2006 issue of the WisKids Journal summarizes the BadgerCare Plus proposal that is being developed by the Doyle Administration and explores how a very promising idea could potentially change for the worse and might ultimately become a "minus" for the health care safety net in Wisconsin.

"Comparing the Health Care Systems in Wisconsin and Colorado"
(April 13, 2004). This paper examines the potential implications of TABOR for health care services in Wisconsin. 

Implications of the Medicaid Deficit for Wisconsin Families (February 24, 2004)

The Economic Impact of Reducing Medicaid and BadgerCare Expenditures  (February 11, 2003)

Badger Care Coming Of Age: Promise And Reality (August 1, 2000)  

BadgerCare Q & A (January 27, 1999, updated November 9, 1999)