To: The Wisconsin State House, The Wisconsin State Senate, and Governor Tony Evers
Defend BadgerCare
BadgerCare is under attack again by Governor Scott Walker. Our governor has refused federal money that would have expanded BadgerCare to cover 170,000 more Wisconsin citizens. Instead, 87,000 parents of children on BadgerCare may LOSE their coverage.
Additionally, Walker's plan reduces the eligibility criteria for parents with minor children, from 200% to 100% of the federal poverty level (http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml).
On behalf of the 87,000 people targeted by Walker's plan, we say "Follow the lead of Republican Governors like Rick Scott, John Kasich and Chris Christie, take the money available under Obamacare and expand Badgercare for the sake of Wisconsin's working families. "
In addition to 87,000 parents potentially losing their Badgercare starting January of 2014, Wisconsin may lose 10,000 new, good-paying healthcare jobs (http://citizenactionwi.org/blog/744-citizen-action-of-wisconsin-releases-new-report-today-showing-medicaid-expansion-would-bring-big-economic-gains-to-wisconsin.html) that the Badgercare expansion would have created. This is unacceptable.
Governor Walker, accept the federal money to EXPAND Badgercare and do what's right for the people of Wisconsin.
Additionally, Walker's plan reduces the eligibility criteria for parents with minor children, from 200% to 100% of the federal poverty level (http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml).
On behalf of the 87,000 people targeted by Walker's plan, we say "Follow the lead of Republican Governors like Rick Scott, John Kasich and Chris Christie, take the money available under Obamacare and expand Badgercare for the sake of Wisconsin's working families. "
In addition to 87,000 parents potentially losing their Badgercare starting January of 2014, Wisconsin may lose 10,000 new, good-paying healthcare jobs (http://citizenactionwi.org/blog/744-citizen-action-of-wisconsin-releases-new-report-today-showing-medicaid-expansion-would-bring-big-economic-gains-to-wisconsin.html) that the Badgercare expansion would have created. This is unacceptable.
Governor Walker, accept the federal money to EXPAND Badgercare and do what's right for the people of Wisconsin.
Why is this important?
I did a Save BadgerCare petition about 16 months ago. Now WI Gov. Scott Walker has refused to take federal dollars to expand medicaid/BadgerCare, and we have until June to change his mind.