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BadgerCare Plus: Medicaid and Subsidies Under One Umbrella
Many proposals for federal health reform include two key elements: a Medicaid expansion to include all people below a certain income level; and some form of subsidy to make private insurance coverage more affordable for individuals and families. Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus program contains many elements of a Medicaid-plus-subsidies model (Medicaid, CHIP, a CHIP buy-in option, and a coverage option for childless adults). An examination of BadgerCare Plus can shed some light on how a state might manage a rangeAugust 2009
