{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221034552/http://www.baldwin.senate.gov/blog/wisconsin-health-care-leaders-agree-senator-baldwins-proposal-to-governor-walker-is-the-right-thing-to-do", "Wisconsin health care leaders agree, Senator Baldwin's proposal to Governor Walker is the right thing to do", "2013-11-12", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday, November 12, 2013\n\t\t\t\t Wisconsin health care leaders agree, Senator Baldwin's proposal to Governor Walker is the right thing to do \n\t\t\t\t\n                 \n\t\n\t            \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t  \t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAs a result of Governor Walker\u2019s decision to reject an opportunity to strengthen Wisconsin\u2019s BadgerCare program through a federal partnership and investment, an estimated 77,000 Wisconsinites will lose their health insurance coverage on January 1, 2014 unless they enroll in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by December 15.\nToday, Senator Baldwin sent a letter to Governor Walker raising concerns about Walker\u2019s current plan and offered solutions \u201cto ensure our constituents maintain the health coverage they need\u201d.\n\nWisconsin health care leaders praise Senator Baldwin's solutions:\nMany Wisconsinites who will be forced to transition from BadgerCare to insurance via the health marketplace simply won\u2019t have the time to do so, and will instead become uninsured. Wisconsin should adopt the common sense interim solutions proposed by Senator Baldwin, which will provide more time for those making this difficult transition. The Senator\u2019s plan will also help achieve the Governor\u2019s commitment to cutting Wisconsin\u2019s uninsured rate in half. \u201d \u2013 David Riemer, Senior Fellow, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute\n\"We are extremely concerned that the timeline for Wisconsin's changes in BadgerCare will needlessly disrupt essential health coverage for tens of thousands of moderate income Wisconsin families. Senator Baldwin is offering practical and common sense solutions which Governor Walker ought to adopt. Senator Baldwin's proposals would give Wisconsinites who are losing BadgerCare coverage the reasonable time they need to enroll in new federal options under the Affordable Care Act.\" \u2013 Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin\n\u201cDelaying the abrupt termination of people from BadgerCare isn\u2019t just a matter of fairness for those families. By helping avoid a huge logjam of applications in early December, Senator Baldwin\u2019s recommendations could improve the enrollment process for all who apply for insurance through the new marketplace.\u201d \u2013 Jon Peacock Research Director, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221034552/http://www.baldwin.senate.gov/blog/wisconsin-health-care-leaders-agree-senator-baldwins-proposal-to-governor-walker-is-the-right-thing-to-do"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.470285002142191, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}