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Wisconsin Has ForwardHealth and BadgerCare

Every state has a Medicaid program. Many states simply refer to it as “Medicaid”, while other states give it a friendlier name. In Wisconsin, the Medicaid program is called ForwardHealth. The state also has a BadgerCare program. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide health insurance coverage for individuals and families who are low-income and who cannot afford to purchase a health plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. It is also funded by the government of an individual state. In Wisconsin, the … Continue reading →

Medicaid in Oklahoma is Called SoonerCare

The Medicaid program in Oklahoma is called SoonerCare. The name “Sooner” goes back into the state’s history. Oklahoma was one of the states that accepted federal funding that is designed to be used in order to create a state health insurance exchange. Eligible people will be able to apply for Medicaid through the exchange. What is a Sooner? It is a term that is uniquely connected to Oklahoma history. According to SoonerSports.com the word goes back to an event called the “Land Run of 1889”. This was when settlers who were seeking free land came to the Oklahoma Territory to … Continue reading →

Kansas Gives Back Exchange Grant

Right now, several states are in the process of trying to set up their state’s health insurance exchange. Many were given grant money from the federal government that was to be used to help with the financial aspects of starting an exchange. Kansas has decided to give that money back. In February of 2011, the Obama administration awarded $241 million in grants to seven different states. The grant money was to be used by the states to develop new internet based exchanges for health insurance. Oklahoma got $54.6 million in grant money. Oregon got $48.1 million. Wisconsin got $37.8 million … Continue reading →

Texas Will Not Create Health Insurance Exchange

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One of the laws that has been created through the health reform regulations requires all states to create their own health insurance exchange system by 2014. If a state chooses not to do this, then the federal government will step in and create their state’s exchange for them. Texas has recently decided against creating an exchange. As always, there are two sides to this story. Governor Rick Perry is very strongly opposed to the health system reform law that requires each state to from a health insurance exchange system. He has stated that he would veto any legislation that would … Continue reading →

Obama’s Birth Certificate Revealed To The Public

This morning, the White House released President Obama’s long-form birth certificate to the public, for all to see. Obama felt that it was important for the public to see his long-form birth certificate because lately there has been a lot of controversy over his birthplace, and that controversy has been taking the focus off of other events of national importance. In 2008, Obama had released a similar certificate called a “Certificate of Live Birth”, but a group of people who have come to be known as the “birthers” said that that form of a birth certificate was not proof positive … Continue reading →

Seven States Get Grants For Online Insurance Exchanges

Even though some portions of the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare” have been declared unconstitutional by judges, this doesn’t mean that individual States cannot start working on putting together online systems that would allow people to compare rates from different health care insurance companies. In short, this is similar to what the health insurance “exchanges” were supposed to look like. Seven states have received grant money to allow them to begin working on these internet based sources of information. Most Americans who have health insurance are able to afford it because it comes to them as a benefit offered by … Continue reading →