Abstract
In the recent past, Wisconsin government has invested a good share of both the state and federal money to improve the health of its citizens, mostly children and women (Leone and Robertson, 1989). This study will try to establish the number of children and their parents, who earn less than 200% below poverty level and thus eligible to start enjoying BadgerCare health service starting the fall of the year 1999. The objective of the study is to identify different categories of people especially the less fortunate in the society who are likely to seek constant medical assistance to be offered by Badgercare health service. Under this system, other sub- programs will be adopted with the objective to cater for a significant Wisconsin population who are not insured, and therefore do not enjoy the states’ free health services. The program however does not encompass people with comparatively higher earning and who enjoy greater medical coverage for a period exceeding one year.
Introduction
A considerable population in the state of Wisconsin is composed of poor children, parents and farmers who do not enjoy a fixed income. These disadvantageous groups do not enjoy medical bill waived from schemes such as pensions or those offset by most employers. Through states records, the level of income will be identified and put against a standard plan to benefit people mostly those from families whose earnings falls below 200% of federal poverty index and those with no fixed payments. Pregnant women with dire health care needs, children below one year, young youths, those under foster care and some foreigners will be included in the plan (Bell and Carver, 1980).
Two sub programs, that is, BadgerCare standard program and Benchmark plan will help children whose parent’s earnings ranges between 200% to 300% of federals poverty level as well as pregnant women who are in a relatively higher earning scale, but have hefty medical bills. Children born while their parents still enjoyed BadgerCare Benchmark plan alongside farmers who after their pay deductions are left with less than 200% of federal poverty level will also be beneficiaries of the program too.
Method
BadgerCare is going to establish the categories of people who are going to be eligible in receiving its services and ensuring that they are attended to. In this study, margins will be drawn from certain poor groups of women and their children and others who are deemed as needy. Each category is going to be designed a mode of service depending on the nature of the health demands. Other targeted groups of people are the farmers who are also parents and entirely rely on their farms. It will be established if their income, when deducted from the surplus, will exceed their assets level and thus devise a method to identify those that would suit as beneficiaries (Rubin, Provenzano and Luria, 1974).
The Wisconsin BadgerCare healthcare will explore ways to avail their service to children and youths with no earnings and thus not pensionable. Such effort would include negotiation with the state to seek a possibility of excluding them from paying medical bills. A legislation proposal will be made to discourage private health dominating against public health and ensuring BadgerCare is not abused but rather utilized. Since the program aims at alleviating the greater medical bill load, certain fixed amount of money will therefore be expected to be raised by the beneficiaries according to prescribed rates (Voge et. al., 1991).
Results
In the year 2007 alone, there were approximately 540,000 people who were not insured in any form and thus never enjoyed any medical bill waiver. More so, approximately 50% are considered to be below poverty line. (Berndt and Heller, 1986). BadgerCare will thus be very instrumental in alleviating heath complications.
Discussion
The results of this study will be tabulated and hypotheses made to seek if BadgerCare health care system in Wisconsin will provide quality and affordable services to both outpatients and inpatients with varying health complications. These services will spread throughout the Wisconsin state under the state officials’ management. Both the state and the federal will finance this program. BadgerCare waiver will also allow the federals SCHIP money to be used towards the poor population.
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