Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's administration recently adjusted its Medicaid savings proposal, which aims to eliminate the program's $554-million deficit, in order to avoid dropping residents from its Medicaid rolls, according to an Associated Press/Wisconsin State Journal report.
The state Department of Health Services released a reform plan in September that including shifting more than 200,000 people covered by Medicaid into a plan with lower costs for taxpayers but fewer benefits for beneficiaries, according to the report.
Changes to the proposal were based off public forums and included discounts on premiums for families that use Medicaid among others.
Wisconsin's plan must be reviewed and approved by the state legislature's budget committee as well as CMS before Dec. 31. If it is not approved, the state will be forced to drop 53,000 adults from Medicaid.
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The state Department of Health Services released a reform plan in September that including shifting more than 200,000 people covered by Medicaid into a plan with lower costs for taxpayers but fewer benefits for beneficiaries, according to the report.
Changes to the proposal were based off public forums and included discounts on premiums for families that use Medicaid among others.
Wisconsin's plan must be reviewed and approved by the state legislature's budget committee as well as CMS before Dec. 31. If it is not approved, the state will be forced to drop 53,000 adults from Medicaid.
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