The vast majority of Wisconsinites who’ve committed drug felonies pass the required drug test when they apply for public benefits, with only 8 percent of them testing positive, records obtained by WisPolitics.com show. Critics say that’s further proof that drug testing requirements
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and
State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little
Wisconsin’s House GOP Republicans are hailing the chamber’s passage today of the American Health Care Act, saying it’s an important step toward the GOP promise of replacing Obamacare. The bill’s passage today — on a 217-213 vote — follows weeks
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration
The Department of Health Services says its efforts to drug test some Medicaid enrollees would help the state “identify members with unmet substance abuse disorder treatment needs” and get them help. DHS today released the draft of the waiver request
Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer said today the Trump administration will give states more flexibility on Medicaid “even though health care reform wasn’t passed.” “I don’t think there’s any reason to think we won’t get added flexibility,” Seemeyer
Our conservative Congressional leadership should be honest with people. Medicaid reform is an effort to save money at the federal level which will in turn tighten the budgets of states.
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told
Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower
Gov. Scott Walker said today he’s glad House Republicans are looking to repeal the Affordable Care Act since “Obamacare is collapsing.” But he did not fully back the House GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill, released
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today asked members of the state’s congressional delegation asking them to “stand up for Wisconsin” on Medicaid funding. As Congress debates whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of the big sticking points is
Gov. Scott Walker today said his next budget will look to eliminate the waitlist for a long-term care program that helps children with developmental and physical disabilities and children with severe emotional issues. Walker, who’s giving his budget address tomorrow, made
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and
The vast majority of Wisconsinites who’ve committed drug felonies pass the required drug test when they apply for public benefits, with only 8 percent of them testing positive, records obtained by WisPolitics.com show. Critics say that’s further proof that drug testing requirements are ineffective and a waste of money — even among
The state Department of Health Services today asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS today submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership has said they’d like to give states more flexibility
Wisconsin Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz says the Walker administration’s push to drug test childless adults on the health care program isn’t about kicking people off the program. Rather, its aim is to help people get the treatment they need and “move back into productive lives.” Heifetz spoke Thursday as part
State Medicaid Director Michael Heifetz today disputed concerns from critics that the health care bill guts Medicaid funding in the long-term. Heifetz told a WisPolitics.com luncheon today that Congress is trying to bend the cost curve since Obamacare ended up doing little to “substantively change how care is delivered or how it’s
Wisconsin’s House GOP Republicans are hailing the chamber’s passage today of the American Health Care Act, saying it’s an important step toward the GOP promise of replacing Obamacare. The bill’s passage today — on a 217-213 vote — follows weeks of negotiations after House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled it in
From adding time limits for Medicaid to drug testing some enrollees, Gov. Scott Walker is looking to join a handful GOP-led states that are testing the boundaries of change to the health care program for the poor. The Obama administration drew a line in the sand on several issues, such
The Department of Health Services says its efforts to drug test some Medicaid enrollees would help the state “identify members with unmet substance abuse disorder treatment needs” and get them help. DHS today released the draft of the waiver request it’ll send to the Trump administration, which the agency hopes
Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer said today the Trump administration will give states more flexibility on Medicaid “even though health care reform wasn’t passed.” “I don’t think there’s any reason to think we won’t get added flexibility,” Seemeyer told the Joint Finance Committee. In fact, she agreed with
Our conservative Congressional leadership should be honest with people. Medicaid reform is an effort to save money at the federal level which will in turn tighten the budgets of states.
Gov. Scott Walker said today if he were to offer advice on ways to improve the House GOP’s health care bill, it would be to look to the way Wisconsin expanded BadgerCare to cover those living in poverty. Walker told Milwaukee Rotarians during a Q&A session at their weekly meeting
Congressional Dems are slamming the House GOP’s health care bill after the Congressional Budget Office estimated 24 million people would lose coverage by 2026. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, said the long-awaited CBO report shows premiums will be lower and the deficit will drop. He also said the report
Gov. Scott Walker said today he’s glad House Republicans are looking to repeal the Affordable Care Act since “Obamacare is collapsing.” But he did not fully back the House GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. The bill, released yesterday, has come under fire from some conservative groups for
The Joint Finance Committee co-chairs today asked members of the state’s congressional delegation asking them to “stand up for Wisconsin” on Medicaid funding. As Congress debates whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act, one of the big sticking points is whether it should keep the Medicaid expansion that some Republican-led
Gov. Scott Walker today said his next budget will look to eliminate the waitlist for a long-term care program that helps children with developmental and physical disabilities and children with severe emotional issues. Walker, who’s giving his budget address tomorrow, made the announcement at a Wisconsin Counties Association meeting in Madison
The state’s new Medicaid director says the Walker administration is considering significant changes to its long-term care programs, even if they’re not the controversial overhaul it had pursued in the 2015-17 budget. Michael Heifetz, who started two months ago and was previously the state budget director, didn’t rule out a