Wisconsin Advocacy Groups Applaud Sen. Tammy Baldwin's Proposal To Expand Medicaid
Wisconsin health care groups are applauding a proposal by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to provide federal health insurance to low income residents in Wisconsin and other states that have not expanded Medicaid.
Baldwin and Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia introduced the Medicaid Saves Lives Act on Monday.
The bill would create "a federal Medicaid look-alike program" that would provide the same coverage offered through state-run programs but would be administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a press release from Baldwin’s office.
The release said the program would not require new spending because Congress already appropriated funding for Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act.
Individuals who make up to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level would be eligible in the 12 states that have not expanded their state Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act. That includes Wisconsin, where Republicans have been opposed to expansion for years.
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The bill would create "a federal Medicaid look-alike program" that would provide the same coverage offered through state-run programs but would be administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a press release from Baldwin’s office.
The release said the program would not require new spending because Congress already appropriated funding for Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care Act."
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