Emily Hall
Grassroots Manager
Access to Health Care in Wisconsin
Medicaid
Support policies to preserve funding and access to BadgerCare for low-income Wisconsinites. Advocate for extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months and expand Medicaid eligibility for low-income families and individuals up to 138% of the federal poverty level.
Prescription Drug Affordability
Advocate for copay accumulator legislation to remove barriers to prescription drug access by requiring all payments made by patients - directly or on their behalf - be counted toward their overall out-of-pocket maximum payment or deductible. Requiring insurance carriers to do so will protect cancer patients from surprise bills and treatment delays and allow patients to utilize the full benefit of copay assistance programs.
Wisconsinites Need BadgerCare Expansion
Thousands of Wisconsinites don't have access to affordable health coverage because lawmakers have yet to expand BadgerCare, our state's Medicaid program supporting hard working, low income individuals and families. This year an estimated 34,173 of our friends and neighbors will hear the words "you have cancer," and an estimated 11,400
Extend Postpartum Medicaid for New Moms
Wisconsin is one of only two states that has not extended postpartum Medicaid coverage for new moms. We need to change this. The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality. Loss of insurance during the postpartum period can prevent new moms from addressing health concerns like cancer. Tell Wisconsin