Financial assistance programs available for students who need it
Trina Wainright
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: News
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BadgerCare Plus provides access to health insurance for children, their families and pregnant women.
Parents or caretakers may qualify for BadgerCare if they make less than 200% of the federal poverty level, which is $36,620 per year for a family of three.
Pregnant women can also enroll in BadgerCare to have their prenatal doctor visits and the delivery covered.
Once the baby is born, both the baby and parent(s) can be enrolled into BadgerCare Plus for Children and Families.
Picchiottino said that any child under the age of 19 is eligible to apply for BadgerCare Plus, regardless of the parents' income.
For students who do not have children many could apply for the BadgerCare Plus Core program for adults with no dependent children.
This new program provides basic health insurance coverage for childless adults who were uninsured, have not had access to health insurance during the past year or who had been laid off.
The health insurance, with small co-pays, covers visits to a primary care doctor, emergency room and hospital visits, some prescriptions and other services.
However, due to budgeting limitations in Wisconsin, Governor Doyle suspended BadgerCare Plus Core enrollment as of Friday, October 9.
Now, students can still complete an application for BadgerCare Plus Core, but they will be placed on a waiting list.Governor Doyle has also announced that he is working with the Wisconsin State Legislature to create a basic, low-premium health care plan for those on the Core waiting list, promising to announce more details in the following months.
Anyone who has a current BadgerCare or FoodShare case will not be affected by these changes, Picchiottino emphasized.
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osiris alfonso
posted 10/30/09 @ 1:39 PM CST
Excellent healthcare informational story. Nicholas Patrinos always seems to do great photos too.
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