BadgerCare Archives - Wisconsin Watch

Did Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers allow unauthorized immigrants to get taxpayer-funded health care?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No. Unauthorized immigrants aren’t eligible for public health benefits in Wisconsin and the veto doesn’t change that.

Does Donald Trump’s big bill provide an additional $1 billion annually for Wisconsin’s Medicaid program?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

As election nears, Wisconsin caregivers seek better health care options

by Bridgit Bowden / WPR May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

What Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus recipients should know to keep their benefits

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service March 3, 2023March 9, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Would 126,000 more people receive BadgerCare coverage in Wisconsin with Medicaid expansion?

by Hope Karnopp / Wisconsin Watch December 15, 2022January 20, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Neighbors diverge on health care

by James Nord December 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Brian Sorensen (left), his wife, Lisa Nerenhausen, and son, Parker Sorensen, at their home in Appleton, Wis., on December 20, 2013. Lisa and her husband are losing coverage under BadgerCare, as part of the approximately 70,000 people that will be forced to move on to the private health care exchange. But their son, Parker, stands to gain coverage from the change, as he is among the 80,000 or so poor childless adults who may qualify for coverage under the new system.

Economy, Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin family braces for a transition

by Nora HertelDecember 23, 2013June 19, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Bonnie Richardson, who was released in 2012 after spending time in prison and jail, now receives mental health care at Shalom Holistic Health Services in Stoughton.

Government, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Obamacare could help released offenders

by Nora HertelNovember 10, 2013June 12, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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