In a 12 to 4 vote, Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee approved a revised Medicaid proposal, which would cut 22,800 people from Medicaid, known as BadgerCare, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
In Gov. Scott Walker's administration's initial proposal, roughly 65,000 people would have lost Medicaid coverage. The new proposal would save the state $36.5 million through June 2013 instead of $90.2 million in the original deal.
CMS still must approve Wisconsin's Medicaid changes. BadgerCare still faces a projected shortfall of $128 million through June 2013 even with the state's most recent proposal.
In Gov. Scott Walker's administration's initial proposal, roughly 65,000 people would have lost Medicaid coverage. The new proposal would save the state $36.5 million through June 2013 instead of $90.2 million in the original deal.
CMS still must approve Wisconsin's Medicaid changes. BadgerCare still faces a projected shortfall of $128 million through June 2013 even with the state's most recent proposal.
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