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Medicaid
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Can immigration officials access your Medicaid data? What it means for Wisconsin patients
Wisconsin is suing to block federal immigration officials from accessing Medicaid records. The dispute has sparked concerns over privacy and avoided health care.
Posted inCommunity
7 community leaders share ideas about the future of the Social Development Commission
As the Social Development Commission continues to face challenges, various experts share thoughts about potential ways forward.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Proposed budget cuts put health insurance navigator program in danger
A steep funding cut expected to take place later this year threatens to gut Covering Wisconsin, a statewide health insurance navigator program that provides free guidance and other resources to help people access health coverage.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
Worried about losing Medicaid access in Wisconsin? Here’s what to know.
Here’s what to know about renewing Medicaid coverage, finding alternative plans if need be and avoiding insurance scams.
Posted inCommunity, Health and Wellness
It’s open enrollment time: Here’s what you need to know to get or keep health insurance
If you’re looking for health insurance, now is the time to enroll.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
‘Living in the shadows of the system’: Rise in deaths of homeless people highlight gaps in services
There has been a significant increase in deaths over the past several years among people who don’t have a regular place to live but fail to meet the standard definition of homelessness.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Neighborhoods
Bill backed by Gwen Moore broadens Medicaid payouts for doulas and midwives
Reintroduced legislation from U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore and other lawmakers could bring more doula and midwife services under the Medicaid umbrella.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Special Report
Teetering on the brink: Barriers to reproductive health care access
Women of color in Milwaukee will be disproportionately harmed by a provision in the American Health Care Act ending Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood. This could result in severely limited services such as gynecological exams, STD testing and treatment, and contraception.