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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital–St. Joseph Campus in Milwaukee. Photographed on Dec. 6. Photo by Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch.
U.S. House Democrats are trying again to entice holdout states, including Wisconsin, to expand Medicaid coverage with the prospect of billions of dollars in federal cash. This money would be on top of the already large net benefits the state would realize under existing law through expansion.
Wisconsin is one of just a dozen states that has held back on expanding Medicaid coverage, also known as BadgerCare, leaving a huge source of federal funding on the table that could provide coverage for additional Wisconsinites.
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