Report: GOP Health Package Could Give Millions More To Wisconsin

Wisconsin could get its own windfall from the Republican health care package that’s up for a vote in the U-S Senate next week. The bill from G-O-P Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy would reduce Medicaid funds in states that took extra federal money in the Affordable Care Act — and it would give more to Wisconsin and 18 other states that turned down the additional Obamacare Medicaid funds. Also, Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson’s office confirms that the Badger State would extra funds because of what it calls “the innovative reforms of Wisconsin.” When Obamacare began, Governor Scott Walker made families below the poverty line eligible for Badger Care for the first time — while reducing eligibility to childless adults just above the poverty line. The legislation would convert the federal money to block grants, which supporters say would give states more flexibility while opponents fear an overall reduction in funding.