Citizen Action Media Call on Iowa Model for BadgerCare
b'Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Council on Children and Families will host a media call to explain a new method for Wisconsin to accept the federal Medicaid funds for BadgerCare on its own terms.\\n\\nIf Wisconsin requested a waiver from the federal government based on Iowa\\u2019s approved model it would allow substantial federal funding to pay for Wisconsin\\u2019s current insurance options, reducing the cost of coverage and saving the state hundreds of millions.\\n\\nData will be released on the amount low income consumers would save. Savings to the state in the next state budget will also be discussed. \\nSpeaking\\n\\n Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin\\n\\n Jon Peacock, Research Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families\\n\\n State Representative Daniel Riemer\\n\\n Kevin Kane, Lead Organizer, Citizen Action of Wisconsin'