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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 693

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Relating to: extension of BadgerCare Plus benefits to certain postpartum women and making an appropriation. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Insurance — Health Maternal and infant care Medical assistance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, postpartum women who begin receiving substance

abuse-related health services under BadgerCare Plus while pregnant remain

eligible for Medical Assistance program benefits through BadgerCare Plus for

approximately one year after the last day of the pregnancy, subject to approval by the

federal government. This eligibility extension occurs without regard to any changes

in the woman's family income. Currently, all postpartum women who are eligible for

BadgerCare Plus while pregnant are eligible for BadgerCare Plus benefits for two

to three months after the last day of the pregnancy, depending on what day of the

month that occurs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Kolste (D) , Milroy (D) , Neubauer (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D)

10 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Emerson (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Schachtner (D) , Shilling (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kolste, Billings, Riemer, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, C. Taylor, Considine, Crowley, Goyke, Hebl, Milroy, Neubauer, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Johnson, Schachtner, Carpenter, Ringhand, Risser, Smith and L. Taylor

  2. Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

  3. Jan 14, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 27, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1