Medicaid Fiscal Relief – An Effective Prescription for an Ailing Economy. A new WCCF report examines the role that enhanced federal Medicaid cost-sharing has played in helping Wisconsin cope with a huge drop in employer-sponsored insurance during the recession. Read the press release and report.
Wisconsin’s Children Gaining Ground in Some Respects, Losing in Others - State’s Overall Kids Count Ranking of 10th Unchanged from 2009. Since 2000, Wisconsin has improved on five of the 10 key measures of child well-being included in the 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state analysis published each year by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read the report and press release. View Wisconsin fact sheet.
New Budget Project Blog. WCCF's Wisconsin Budget Project has launched a new blog, where you can follow the latest developments on state fiscal policy. The issues covered by the blog will be critically important during the coming election season and throughout the next biennial budget process.
Joint Committee on Finance Approves Funding to Launch the YoungStar Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement System! 16-0 vote represents a big victory for Wisconsin’s children. Read WCCF's statement and blogpost.
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