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Its Cover the Uninsured Week!

CKF Releases Parent Survey Report Representing Northeast and Southeast Wisconsin Families

To understand the perspective of parents in the districts where they are working with school staff, CKF conducted a survey of 546 parents in CESAs 1 and 8. The survey results present a view into the health coverage status of families in these regions and the thoughts of parents about the role of schools in helping families’ access health care and coverage. 

For more information about our REACH BC+ check out our school-based outreach page. For more information about the results from the survey, read the report below.

 

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BadgerCare+ Changes as of July 1, 2012 *Updated*

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced changes to the BadgerCare+ program that will go into affect on July 1, 2012.

Covering Kids & Families has created a 10 Things To Know About Upcoming BadgerCare+ Changes fact sheet and decision tree to help clarify these changes.

 

For further information:

• DHS updates page
• Journal Sentinel article
• Wisconsin State Journal article
• Wisconsin Council Children and Families' blog

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 DHS To Host Statewide Community Partner Trainings on Upcoming BadgerCare+ Changes *Updated*

The Department of Health Services (DHS) is conducting a series of statewide community partner trainings and Q&A sessions about upcoming policy changes to the BadgerCare+ program effective July 1, 2012. The trainings will cover the recent policy changes to BadgerCare+ including the monthly premiums and rules regarding access to employer-sponsored health insurance.

Training are being planned for:

• Madison
• Milwaukee
• La Crosse
• Wausau
• Eau Claire

There is no need to RSVP for the sessions, attend as you are able and forward on to any one with interest.

Please see the attached flyer for confirmed training dates. More information will be made available on additional trainings if/as they are confirmed.

Unable to attend the in-person trainings?

DHS will be hosting a webcast discussing the approved BadgerCare+ trainings on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 1:00pm. The webcast will be archived for later viewing.

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CKF is hiring a Communication and Coalition Coordinator!

CKF seeks an individual who combines communication experience and working with public benefit programs with a deep familiarity with Wisconsin's communities and public health organizations, a community organizer's mentality, exceptional writing skills and a dedication to program evaluation. Must have demonstrated ability to:

1. understand and distill complex public education and health programs for communication with program experts and the public,
2. organize and mobilize key stakeholders to collectively increase the health of individuals, families and communities
3. communicate with internal and external audiences through a broad spectrum of modalities; and
4. work both independently and as part of a team setting.

The position is 75% time and we would like to fill it with a start date no later than June 1. To ensure consideration, please send a cover letter and resume to Michael Jacob no later than May 14th.

For more information, see the full job posting.

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First Edition of the REACH BC+ Newsletter

REACH BC+ is a project of CKF which works with schools to be a vital link between Wisconsin residents and enrollment in BadgerCare+. The project has been introduced to more than 100 school districts in Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs) 1, 3, and 8.

Read about REACH BC+ and other topics in the newsletter.

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