WBA Debate Topic: Health Care Costs

According to the Wisconsin Hospitals Association, $1.1 billion in unpaid BadgerCare patient costs are not covered by the state, and those $1.1 billion are shifted onto all Wisconsin businesses and families. How will you reduce the reimbursement gap to lower healthcare costs for all Wisconsinites?

• Here is the Wisconsin Hospitals Association’s report on medicaid in Wisconsin.
• Here is an editorial from Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary-designee Karen Timberlake on medicaid expansion.