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SECRETARY HAYDEN Hosts Town Hall Meeting to Discuss BadgerCare Plus

MADISON - Department of Health and Family Services Secretary Kevin R. Hayden today hosted a town hall meeting at Bridge Community Health Clinic in Wausau to discuss how children and families can sign up for BadgerCare Plus, beginning February 1, 2008.

“Affordable, comprehensive health care for all children in Wisconsin is within our reach,” Secretary Hayden said. “In fact, within two weeks, every child in Wisconsin will have access to health care when Governor Doyle’s BadgerCare Plus program launches. I strongly encourage any family that does not have health insurance to visit www.BadgerCarePlus.org to sign up for BadgerCare Plus starting next Friday.”

BadgerCare Plus offers health coverage to every child in Wisconsin by streamlining Medicaid, BadgerCare and Healthy Start into one comprehensive program. BadgerCare Plus will allow every Wisconsin family, regardless of income, to buy affordable, comprehensive health care coverage for their kids. Low income families will be able to enroll their children into BadgerCare Plus at no charge. Families with higher incomes can buy into the program by paying reasonable premiums and co-payments for certain services. In addition, farmers, self-employed parents, and pregnant women can sign up for BadgerCare Plus.

Bridge Community Health Clinic, located in Wausau, is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides medical and dental services to people, regardless of their income or access to insurance. Bridge Community Health Clinic is also a certified community partner that people can visit to get help signing up for BadgerCare Plus. Completed applications for BadgerCare Plus can be submitted through certified community partners that are located all around the state.

For more information about BadgerCare Plus, visit www.BadgerCarePlus.org or call 1-800-362-3002.

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Last Revised:  July 12, 2010