Federal Government is $28 trillion in debt and unlikely to keep funding promises
$23 billion in ARPA, CARES Act and other federal COVID-19 aid negates need for more federal Medicaid reimbursement
Wisconsin’s current system has no waiting list, unlike other states
Wisconsin’s working poor can already find inexpensive private coverage on the federal exchange
Expansion in other states has not proven to save money, improve health outcomes, or improve healthcare access
By Lexi Dittrich
In the 2021-2023 state budget, Governor Tony Evers has once again proposed accepting the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion plan being pushed by the Biden Administration. Under the Medicaid Expansion proposal, the federal government would temporarily increase their share of the cost of the behemoth state Medical Assistance (MA) plan if Wisconsin forces those who earn up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) off of the private health insurance exchange and onto MA. The Governor i
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At a nursing home in Glendale, a certified nursing assistant was charged with raping a mentally ill patient in her room. After the incident, according to investigators, the victim said she felt scared, sad, wanted to kill herself.
At a facility in Simi Valley, the daughter of one elderly resident told LAist that staff didn t adequately care for her mother, who developed a gruesome bedsore. I could stick my pinky in it, she said. It was down to the bone.
At a nursing home in Compton, a schizophrenic patient with one leg was inappropriately discharged. He went missing, only to turn up two weeks later in a park, unconscious, under his wheelchair. Regulators charged that the facility s lapses presented imminent danger or a substantial probability that if the man hadn t been found, he would have suffered grave harm, even death.