Walker has manufactured a healthcare crisis in the state for his own political gain that endangers the health of Wisconsin’s children. When the governor decided to reject federal funding to expand Badgercare he jeopardized the health coverage of 29,000 children in the state who would otherwise be automatically covered by the expansion. Federal funding is still available to allow the state to cover the most innocent Wisconsinites, create an estimated 10,000 jobs, and save the state $86 million in this biennium alone.
“Scott Walker’s healthcare decision was meant to help him in 2016, not children who rely on BadgerCare today,” Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said on Thursday “Broken promises from this governor aren’t new, his record is chalk full of promises left unfulfilled, but It’s an absolute shame that he feels his political ambitions eclipse the well-being and health of Wisconsin’s children.”
