Medicaid cuts’ impact to cost Wisconsin $7 billion in 10 years, advocacy group says

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A new report forecasts that changes to Medicaid enacted in 2025 will cut $7 billion from the program in Wisconsin alone over the next 10 years, according to the advocacy group Protect Our Care.

Calculations last year from KFF, a nonprofit, nonpartisan healthcare policy and news organization, indicate that at least 57,000 more people in Wisconsin will become uninsured by 2034.

“Wisconsinites and people everywhere have either lost coverage or they’re living with the …

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