Wisconsin is to be commended for its efforts to provide affordable health insurance to those low income individuals who otherwise would not be able to afford health insurance in Wisconsin. Like several states, Wisconsin has developed a program to assist its low income residents in obtaining the health care they need, even though they can not afford to purchase any kind of health insurance policy. This program is called BadgerCare, and it provides a broad health benefits package to families who can not find affordable health insurance in Wisconsin.
Also similar to other states, Wisconsin has set criteria for becoming eligible for the BadgerCare program. Those criteria are as follows:
Each family wishing to participate in the BadgerCare program must have at least one child under the age of 19 residing in the home.
Each family wishing to participate in the BadgerCare program must meet the income requirements, i.e., the family can not bring in more income than what is set in the income guidelines.
Each family wishing to participate in the BadgerCare program can not be covered under any other health insurance policy.
Although BadgerCare provides...