November 07, 2014
By Shamane Mills,
The rate of the uninsured children in Wisconsin is better the the national average, but is declining.
A study by the Center for Children and families at Georgetown University reported that Wisconsin’s rank for highest percentage of children covered under CHIP dropped from sixth-highest in 2008 to 14th in 2013.
Adding to the coverage concerns are changes at the state level: The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families says that coverage of children under a different program, BadgerCare, dropped over the last year by nearly 11,000. The group says it appears to be an indirect effect of Wisconsin tightening up BadgerCare eligibility for parents.
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