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BadgerCare Plus Covers Prenatal Services

The Medicaid programs in every state include coverage for the health care needs of women who are pregnant. In Wisconsin, the program is called BadgerCare Plus for Pregnant Women. Wisconsin also has a program that covers family planning services, and one that covers breast cancer treatment. Medicaid is a public, or government run, health insurance program. It is designed to cover individuals and families that are low-income and that cannot afford to purchase a health insurance plan from a private health insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. Medicaid is also funded by the government of … Continue reading →

Maternity Care in the U.S.

The recent birth of the royal prince cost $15,000.  That sounds like a lot, right?  It is, but it’s only half the cost of a birth in America.  That’s right: the average price of a birth — in a normal hospital, not a luxury wing — in the U.S. is $30,000.  That makes us, according to an in-depth article by The New York Times, the nation that pays the most for maternity care.  Yet, we also have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the developed world.  It seems like these two things should counter one another, but in … Continue reading →

Medicaid in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana

The end of the week is a good time for the Insurance Blog Week in Review. This is a quick and easy way to catch up on the blogs that you might have missed when they first appeared. These blogs went up between September 16, 2012, and September 22, 2012. Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus Covers Children and Families The Medicaid program in Wisconsin is called ForwardHealth. This, and the BadgerCare Plus program, will cover children who come from low-income families. BadgerCare Plus Covers Prenatal Services In Wisconsin, BadgerCare Plus for Pregnant Women covers the health care needs of women who are … Continue reading →