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Enhanced Subsidies Continue for ACA Marketplace Plans Purchased this Open Enrollment Period

Enhanced Subsidies Continue for ACA Marketplace Plans Purchased this Open Enrollment Period

Social Security Makes Some Progress on Overpayments

Social Security Makes Some Progress on Overpayments

Comprehensive Medicaid Integrity Plan

Comprehensive Medicaid Integrity Plan

Feds Renew Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Program for Childless Adults

Feds Renew Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Program for Childless Adults

Unpaid Medical Debt Increases for Wisconsin Patients

Unpaid Medical Debt Increases for Wisconsin Patients

3 MORE Tips for ACA Open Enrollment

3 MORE Tips for ACA Open Enrollment

BadgerCare No Longer Counting “Potential Cash” as Income

BadgerCare No Longer Counting “Potential Cash” as Income

FoodShare Changes to Renewals for Some Households

FoodShare Changes to Renewals for Some Households

3 Tips to Make Open Enrollment Easier

3 Tips to Make Open Enrollment Easier

Window Shop on HealthCare.Gov

Window Shop on HealthCare.Gov

Getting Ready for ACA Open Enrollment

Getting Ready for ACA Open Enrollment

Feds Propose More Protections From Shady Health Insurance Agents

Feds Propose More Protections From Shady Health Insurance Agents

SSI Check Amounts for 2025

SSI Check Amounts for 2025

Medicare Annual Enrollment

Medicare Annual Enrollment

Social Security and SSI Cost of Living Adjustment for 2025

Social Security and SSI Cost of Living Adjustment for 2025

Feds Crack Down on Illegal Medical Debt Collection

Feds Crack Down on Illegal Medical Debt Collection

Social Security Changes Policy to Fix When SSI is Under Paid

Social Security Changes Policy to Fix When SSI is Under Paid

Update to FoodShare Work Requirement Exception

Update to FoodShare Work Requirement Exception

Consumer Advisory on Medical Debt Collection

Consumer Advisory on Medical Debt Collection

Policies Expanding Access to SSI Take Effect

Policies Expanding Access to SSI Take Effect

Report: Considering Medicaid Expansion in Wisconsin

Report: Considering Medicaid Expansion in Wisconsin

Study: Tax Breaks for Non-Profit Hospitals

Study: Tax Breaks for Non-Profit Hospitals

Report: Milwaukee Hospitals Fall Short

Report: Milwaukee Hospitals Fall Short

Update to Work Requirements in Wisconsin’s FoodShare Program

Update to Work Requirements in Wisconsin’s FoodShare Program

Food Benefits COLA for Federal FY 2025

Food Benefits COLA for Federal FY 2025

Free COVID Test by Mail Program Returns

Free COVID Test by Mail Program Returns

Huge Medical Debt Relief in North Carolina

Huge Medical Debt Relief in North Carolina

FDA Approves Updated Vaccine

FDA Approves Updated Vaccine

CFPB Report: Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection

CFPB Report: Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection

September: Last Chance for “Late” BadgerCare Unwinding Renewals

September: Last Chance for “Late” BadgerCare Unwinding Renewals

Social Security Updates Signature Requirements

Social Security Updates Signature Requirements

Social Security Simplifies SSI Application

Social Security Simplifies SSI Application

Report: Charity Care Inaccessible for Most Patients

Report: Charity Care Inaccessible for Most Patients

Milwaukee Eliminates Birth Tax Once and for All

Milwaukee Eliminates Birth Tax Once and for All

Social Security Adds New Compassionate Allowances

Social Security Adds New Compassionate Allowances

“Just Right” Timing for BadgerCare Renewals Continues

“Just Right” Timing for BadgerCare Renewals Continues

Social Security Announces Improved Application for Disability Benefits

Social Security Announces Improved Application for Disability Benefits

Feds Estimate: Uninsured Rate to Increase

Feds Estimate: Uninsured Rate to Increase

Feds Take Action on Rogue Health Insurance Agents

Feds Take Action on Rogue Health Insurance Agents

Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) Premiums Return

Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) Premiums Return

BadgerCare Eligibility Change for Certain Ukrainians

BadgerCare Eligibility Change for Certain Ukrainians

Judge Blocks Rule on Non-Discrimination in Health Care

Judge Blocks Rule on Non-Discrimination in Health Care

Appeals Court Rules on ACA Preventive Services

Appeals Court Rules on ACA Preventive Services

Association Health Plan Rule Finalized

Association Health Plan Rule Finalized

Insurers Could Owe $1.1 Billion in Rebates

Insurers Could Owe $1.1 Billion in Rebates

Supreme Court Sides with Tribes on Health Program Funding

Supreme Court Sides with Tribes on Health Program Funding

US Supreme Court Protects Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

US Supreme Court Protects Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Popular Free Vaccine Program Ending Early

Popular Free Vaccine Program Ending Early

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Florida's Medicaid Unwinding

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Florida's Medicaid Unwinding

Proposed Rule Limits Credit Reporting of Medical Debts

Proposed Rule Limits Credit Reporting of Medical Debts

Early Predictions for 2025 Social Security COLA

Early Predictions for 2025 Social Security COLA

More Action Needed to Restrict Medical Debt From Credit Reports

More Action Needed to Restrict Medical Debt From Credit Reports

June BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

June BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

Bigger SSI Checks Likely Thanks to Changed Definition of “Public Assistance Household”

Bigger SSI Checks Likely Thanks to Changed Definition of “Public Assistance Household”

Health Coverage for DACA Recipients

Health Coverage for DACA Recipients

Feds Finalize Rule on Non-Discrimination in Health Care

Feds Finalize Rule on Non-Discrimination in Health Care

New Nursing Home Standards Final Rule

New Nursing Home Standards Final Rule

Medicaid Member Feedback Rule

Medicaid Member Feedback Rule

Senators Push For Action on Medical Debt

Senators Push For Action on Medical Debt

Social Security Commissioner Outlines Top Priorities

Social Security Commissioner Outlines Top Priorities

Medicaid Enrollment Rule Finalized

Medicaid Enrollment Rule Finalized

Free Vaccine and Vaccine Coverage Reminders

Free Vaccine and Vaccine Coverage Reminders

Bigger SSI Checks Likely as Social Security Changes Rental Subsidy Rule

Bigger SSI Checks Likely as Social Security Changes Rental Subsidy Rule

1 in 4 Cut from Medicaid during Unwinding are Uninsured

1 in 4 Cut from Medicaid during Unwinding are Uninsured

New Policies Make the ACA Marketplace More Accessible

New Policies Make the ACA Marketplace More Accessible

Updates to the WIC Supplemental Food Program

Updates to the WIC Supplemental Food Program

BadgerCare for Childless Adults Update

BadgerCare for Childless Adults Update

A Gift To Your Family: Advance Directives

A Gift To Your Family: Advance Directives

Affordable Connectivity Program is Ending

Affordable Connectivity Program is Ending

Feds Limit Junk Insurance

Feds Limit Junk Insurance

Unwinding Special Enrollment Period Extended

Unwinding Special Enrollment Period Extended

Social Security Announces New Action Steps on Overpayments

Social Security Announces New Action Steps on Overpayments

Extra Summer Food Benefit: WI Families with Children

Extra Summer Food Benefit: WI Families with Children

April BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

April BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

Over 19 Million People Cut from Medicaid (to date)

Over 19 Million People Cut from Medicaid (to date)

SSI Rule Change Impacts Payment Amounts

SSI Rule Change Impacts Payment Amounts

Premium Rule in BadgerCare Explained

Premium Rule in BadgerCare Explained

New Report: 80% of Hospitals Don't Pay Their Fair Share

New Report: 80% of Hospitals Don't Pay Their Fair Share

Update on Social Security (SSI) Overpayments

Update on Social Security (SSI) Overpayments

SSA Commissioner Addresses Customer Service Issues

SSA Commissioner Addresses Customer Service Issues

March BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

March BadgerCare Renewals: Now Is Your Time To Act

Wisconsin Hospital Bad Debt & Charity Care

Wisconsin Hospital Bad Debt & Charity Care

Free, Weekly Credit Reports Available Indefinitely

Free, Weekly Credit Reports Available Indefinitely

New Report: Burden of Medical Debt

New Report: Burden of Medical Debt

WI Medicaid Transportation Update

WI Medicaid Transportation Update

Social Security "Slam the Scam"

Social Security "Slam the Scam"

Medicaid Unwinding Data Update: 15.75 Million Cut Thus Far

Medicaid Unwinding Data Update: 15.75 Million Cut Thus Far

2024 Federal Poverty Level - Explained

2024 Federal Poverty Level - Explained

The 2024 ACA Open Enrollment Period is Almost Over!

The 2024 ACA Open Enrollment Period is Almost Over!

2023: A Year in Review

2023: A Year in Review

New Exception to FoodShare Work Rules

New Exception to FoodShare Work Rules

Have a December BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Have a December BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

ACA Open Enrollment: Deadlines & Tips

ACA Open Enrollment: Deadlines & Tips

Have a November BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Have a November BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Getting Ready for ACA Open Enrollment (For 2024 Coverage)

Getting Ready for ACA Open Enrollment (For 2024 Coverage)

How Much are SSI Checks in 2024?

How Much are SSI Checks in 2024?

Senate Report: Non-Profit Hospitals Prioritize CEO Pay Over Charity Care

Senate Report: Non-Profit Hospitals Prioritize CEO Pay Over Charity Care

Social Security & SSI Cost of Living Increase for 2024

Social Security & SSI Cost of Living Increase for 2024

New Report: State Protections Against Medical Debt

New Report: State Protections Against Medical Debt

Coming in 2024: Continuous Coverage for Kids

Coming in 2024: Continuous Coverage for Kids

Coming Soon: Social Security's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment

Coming Soon: Social Security's 2024 Cost of Living Adjustment

Getting Ready for Medicare Annual Enrollment (For 2024 Coverage)

Getting Ready for Medicare Annual Enrollment (For 2024 Coverage)

Have an October BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Have an October BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Free COVID Tests By Mail - Feds Reopen Program

Free COVID Tests By Mail - Feds Reopen Program

COVID Vaccine Coverage This Fall

COVID Vaccine Coverage This Fall

Medicaid Unwinding Update - 7.5 Million Cut from Medicaid So Far

Medicaid Unwinding Update - 7.5 Million Cut from Medicaid So Far

Wisconsin Increases SSI Caretaker Cash Stipend

Wisconsin Increases SSI Caretaker Cash Stipend

Food Benefits Will Increase October 1

Food Benefits Will Increase October 1

Have a September BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

Have a September BadgerCare Renewal? Now is the Time To Act!

New Caregiver Training Initiative in WI

New Caregiver Training Initiative in WI

Senators Press IRS for Nonprofit Hospital Probe

Senators Press IRS for Nonprofit Hospital Probe

Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowance List - Expedited SSI & SSDI Processing

Social Security Expands Compassionate Allowance List - Expedited SSI & SSDI Processing

Medicaid Unwinding Data Update - August

Medicaid Unwinding Data Update - August

Last Chance for August BadgerCare Renewals

Last Chance for August BadgerCare Renewals

FoodShare Benefit Change: When Benefits Expire

FoodShare Benefit Change: When Benefits Expire

Feds Push Drug Makers for Reasonable COVID Vaccine Prices

Feds Push Drug Makers for Reasonable COVID Vaccine Prices

August BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time To Act

August BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time To Act

Feds Release New Resources on the “No Surprises Act”

Feds Release New Resources on the “No Surprises Act”

Last Chance for July BadgerCare Renewals

Last Chance for July BadgerCare Renewals

Number of Uninsured Dropped Significantly During the Pandemic

Number of Uninsured Dropped Significantly During the Pandemic

New Parts of the Insurance Transparency Rule Take Effect

New Parts of the Insurance Transparency Rule Take Effect

Insurers Deny Care for Medicaid Recipients

Insurers Deny Care for Medicaid Recipients

Feds Stop Medicaid Cuts in Some States

Feds Stop Medicaid Cuts in Some States

Early Wisconsin Medicaid Unwinding Data

Early Wisconsin Medicaid Unwinding Data

HHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers & Lower Health Care Costs

HHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers & Lower Health Care Costs

US Supreme Court Rules Against Student Loan Debt Relief

US Supreme Court Rules Against Student Loan Debt Relief

White House Cracks Down on Junk Insurance Plans

White House Cracks Down on Junk Insurance Plans

FoodShare Interviews Temporarily Suspended for Some

FoodShare Interviews Temporarily Suspended for Some

July BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time to Act

July BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time to Act

Insurers to Refund an Estimated $1.1 Billion

Insurers to Refund an Estimated $1.1 Billion

Social Security Administration Expands Outreach to SSI

Social Security Administration Expands Outreach to SSI

New Report: Obstacles to Health Coverage

New Report: Obstacles to Health Coverage

Work Rules for FoodShare to Return for Some

Work Rules for FoodShare to Return for Some

Last Chance for June BadgerCare Renewals

Last Chance for June BadgerCare Renewals

Feds Make it Easier to Apply for Internet Discounts

Feds Make it Easier to Apply for Internet Discounts

Court Deal Preserves ACA Preventive Services

Court Deal Preserves ACA Preventive Services

Wisconsin: Cash Stipend for SSI Recipients with Kids

Wisconsin: Cash Stipend for SSI Recipients with Kids

Unwinding Data Update: Feds asks States to Slow Medicaid Cuts

Unwinding Data Update: Feds asks States to Slow Medicaid Cuts

June BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time to Act

June BadgerCare Renewals: Now is the Time to Act

Feds Toughen Enforcement of Price Transparency Rules

Feds Toughen Enforcement of Price Transparency Rules

SSI Spotlight on Rights & Responsibilities

SSI Spotlight on Rights & Responsibilities

WI Clarifies Medicaid Coverage of COVID Vaccines, Tests, & Treatment

WI Clarifies Medicaid Coverage of COVID Vaccines, Tests, & Treatment

Small Medical Debts Removed from Credit Reports

Small Medical Debts Removed from Credit Reports

Early Estimates: SSI Check Amounts for 2024

Early Estimates: SSI Check Amounts for 2024

The COVID Public Health Emergency is Over

The COVID Public Health Emergency is Over

WI Supreme Court: Patients Cannot be Charged for Electronic Medical Records

WI Supreme Court: Patients Cannot be Charged for Electronic Medical Records

Free Vaccines for the Uninsured After the Public Health Emergency

Free Vaccines for the Uninsured After the Public Health Emergency

New HHS Rule: Coverage Access Improvements

New HHS Rule: Coverage Access Improvements

COVID Vaccine Coverage Continues After the Public Health Emergency

COVID Vaccine Coverage Continues After the Public Health Emergency

New Report: Nonprofit Hospitals Aren't Paying Their Fair Share

New Report: Nonprofit Hospitals Aren't Paying Their Fair Share

Wisconsin Medicaid: Find Your Renewal Date Online

Wisconsin Medicaid: Find Your Renewal Date Online

COVID Testing Coverage after the Public Health Emergency

COVID Testing Coverage after the Public Health Emergency

Proposed Rule: Health Coverage for DACA Recipients

Proposed Rule: Health Coverage for DACA Recipients

April is Minority Health Month

April is Minority Health Month

FDA to Authorizes Second “Updated Booster” for Elderly

FDA to Authorizes Second “Updated Booster” for Elderly

State Medicaid Termination Timelines

State Medicaid Termination Timelines

Wisconsin Warns of a Medicaid Renewal Scam

Wisconsin Warns of a Medicaid Renewal Scam

WI Medicaid Changes Overpayment Policy

WI Medicaid Changes Overpayment Policy

COVID National Emergency Ends

COVID National Emergency Ends

No Surprises Act: Dispute Resolution Data

No Surprises Act: Dispute Resolution Data

WI to Help: Getting a Non-work Social Security Number for FoodShare

WI to Help: Getting a Non-work Social Security Number for FoodShare

Update: FDA Authorizes Updated Pfizer Booster for Youngest Children

Update: FDA Authorizes Updated Pfizer Booster for Youngest Children

Wisconsin Updates Medicaid Coverage Policy on Gender-Affirming Care

Wisconsin Updates Medicaid Coverage Policy on Gender-Affirming Care

Judge Strikes ACA Preventive Services Mandate

Judge Strikes ACA Preventive Services Mandate

US Senate Votes to End COVID National Emergency

US Senate Votes to End COVID National Emergency

Did You Get Your Letter? Changes Are Coming to WI Medicaid & BadgerCare

Did You Get Your Letter? Changes Are Coming to WI Medicaid & BadgerCare

New Report: Aggressive Hospital Collections Practices

New Report: Aggressive Hospital Collections Practices

Social Security Administration Redesigns Website

Social Security Administration Redesigns Website

Maternal Mortality - Concerning Reports

Maternal Mortality - Concerning Reports

New Poll: People Delay Medical Care Due to Cost

New Poll: People Delay Medical Care Due to Cost

Medicaid Changes Coming in WI: Best Time To Renew

Medicaid Changes Coming in WI: Best Time To Renew

The ACA Turns 13

The ACA Turns 13

Are You Eligible for More FoodShare Benefits?

Are You Eligible for More FoodShare Benefits?

New Report: Value of Nonprofit Hospitals' Tax Exempt Status

New Report: Value of Nonprofit Hospitals' Tax Exempt Status

WI Investigating FoodShare Benefits Scam

WI Investigating FoodShare Benefits Scam

Inaccurate Medical Debts on Credit Reports

Inaccurate Medical Debts on Credit Reports

Key Dates: Medicaid Changes in WI

Key Dates: Medicaid Changes in WI

WI: More Free COVID Tests By Mail

WI: More Free COVID Tests By Mail

2023 SSI Payment Schedule: March Payment Dates

2023 SSI Payment Schedule: March Payment Dates

Hospitals Not Compliant with Price Transparency Rules

Hospitals Not Compliant with Price Transparency Rules

More Action Needed on Medical Debt

More Action Needed on Medical Debt

Changes Coming to Medicaid in Wisconsin: Watch. Read. Act.

Changes Coming to Medicaid in Wisconsin: Watch. Read. Act.

Slam The Scam: Social Security Imposter Scams

Slam The Scam: Social Security Imposter Scams

Drug Maker Caps Insulin Price

Drug Maker Caps Insulin Price

Changes Ahead for Wisconsin Medicaid

Changes Ahead for Wisconsin Medicaid

New "Special Enrollment Period" for Those Losing Medicaid

New "Special Enrollment Period" for Those Losing Medicaid

No Surprises Act: Ground Ambulance Update

No Surprises Act: Ground Ambulance Update

Student Loan Debt Relief Headed to US Supreme Court

Student Loan Debt Relief Headed to US Supreme Court

Pandemic Relief Helped Reduce Medical Debt

Pandemic Relief Helped Reduce Medical Debt

COVID Public Health Emergency to End in May

COVID Public Health Emergency to End in May

February Food Benefits - The Last Emergency Allotment

February Food Benefits - The Last Emergency Allotment

Reminder: FDA Authorized Updated Boosters for Youngest Children

Reminder: FDA Authorized Updated Boosters for Youngest Children

Monkeypox National Public Health Emergency to End

Monkeypox National Public Health Emergency to End

WI Emergency Rental Assistance Program to Close

WI Emergency Rental Assistance Program to Close

Record-Breaking ACA Open Enrollment Period

Record-Breaking ACA Open Enrollment Period

2023 Federal Poverty Level Explained

2023 Federal Poverty Level Explained

Feds Mailing Free COVID Tests Again

Feds Mailing Free COVID Tests Again

The End of Emergency Allotment Food Benefits

The End of Emergency Allotment Food Benefits

HealthCare.Gov Enrollment Ends January 15

HealthCare.Gov Enrollment Ends January 15

COVID Public Health Emergency Officially Renewed

COVID Public Health Emergency Officially Renewed