Postpartum Medicaid extension to reach 16,000 Wisconsin moms, according to DHS

Wisconsin mothers on Medicaid will officially begin keeping coverage for a year after giving birth starting July 1, as the postpartum Medicaid extension signed into law earlier this year takes effect. Wisconsin became the 49th state in the U.S. to opt into the Medicaid extension in March, following years of gridlock in the Legislature. Republican [

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 736

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Wisconsin became the 49th state in the U.S. to opt into the Medicaid extension in March, following years of gridlock in the Legislature. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) had opposed taking the expansion even as a majority of state legislators including Republican …

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