Wisconsin Senate approves delay in state Medicaid changes

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday approved delaying by three months a plan to shift thousands of people from a state Medicaid program onto the federal health insurance marketplace that has been plagued by technical problems. The Republican-led state Senate voted 18-12 to approve the proposal that would allow 72,000 people due to be shifted from Wisconsin's BadgerCare Medicaid program on January 1 to stay on until the end of March. The measure, which was approved by the Assembly on December 4, now goes to the desk of Republican Governor Scott Walker, who sought the delay. Wisconsin officials said only 877 residents were able to sign up for the federal healthcare exchange that month.



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