MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers signs a bill expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin.
The Democratic governor signed the bill in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Coverage will expand from 60 days to a full year for low-income mothers and babies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services need to review and approve the plan and if approved, expanded coverage will start July 1st.
The bill passed unanimously in the State Senate and was finally brought to the Assembly floor for a vote after previously being blocked by Republican Speaker Robin Vos. Wisconsin will become the 49th state to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage, leaving only Arkansas without it.