fromjanesville2republican: Just be glad you've got a job, buddy. You can get off your horse, now because next time you may not find yourself so lucky. And, to answer your question, it would be reflected in your taxes and would be minute. Get over it. Everyone deserves the right to be healthy.

Rockstars...my wage has been cut by 2/3 over the last year. Should i pay for your health care? I have my own to worry about.

Access to health care is only guaranteed for emergency care, by then it is often too late. Diagnostic, preventative, and maintenance care are NOT Federal law, or state law. If you don`t have money, or insurance,or charity, you are out of luck.

Rockstars, access to healthcare is already protected by law for everyone; as in your question of what might happen in an accident. Who pays for the care then becomes the same issue a person even if covered by an insurance plan will have.

To you naysayers: I've lost two jobs through no fault of my own since the beginning of 2008. I lost the last one last November. I was making good money. However, I've been unemployed for almost a year now and my savings are gone! Why shouldn't I be able to get healthcare? I've been without insurance for a whole year. What happens when I get into a car accident or something?
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I don't understand why all of you that are so far against healthcare for poor people don't like this program? It's helping people gain coverage where they otherwise could not. Of course there are still going to be those that mooch off the system. It's inevitable. But the majority of the people that need to utilize BadgerCare Plus are just like me. Ones that WANT to work but just can't even find a job.
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Seriously... what do you have against other people being healthy????????

artxette are you kidding me? I'm telling it strait. W.E D.O.N.'T H.A.V.E A.N.Y M.O.N.E.Y. Is that clear enough? Since your type of people can't figure it out i have to take drastic measures. But i will say sorry if i hurt your or ozzman's feelings.

I should add. I would never quit my job to make less money to get coverage. If I could find a job that would pay what I make and offer insurance I would be gone in a blink of an eye.

I have tried to apply for Badgercare for myself. My two children are covered (with the help of Doyles law to insure all children) I make too much money to cover me. I have a monthly premium and high co pays. I feel very fortunate. I would never consider leaving my job of many years to get coverage. I like many other americans take that chance and pray that nothing happens.

Matt-I think you're assuming that people will try to make less to get this help rather than trying to make more to help themselves.
Some people might-but don't lump everyone together.

Yet illegals can get benefits if they have babies. Our state will pay for them to have their babies here.
Our own citizens can't get coverage.
Nice.

I wonder how those that think a government based insurance program is needed because of insurance companies rejecting claims will think about this study?

Medicare scores the highest on claims rejected per request at 6.85%; higher than the industry average by over 1.6%. Study by the AMA over the past year. http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/...

Big surprise offer something very cheap or free and MANY will come. This is the exact reason a similar plan, for children only, in Hawaii failed. Government bureaucrats are unable to grasp the fact when something is offered very cheap people will take it.

Think what would happen to health insurance business if government opened up insurance companies to competition across state line...prices would fall and people would be happy; just doesn't fit the mold of what politicians want to see happen.

I know how hard it is right now for most people, but have always thought programs such as Badgercare give people incentives to underachieve. Giving people a maximum income limit is the same as telling them not to earn too much money or else. If there is going to be a program, it should include everyone. The system is set up to reward people for pulling back the throttle, not trying to accelerate.

Our state is practically broke, yet we spend money on programs like this. Scrap it until the state has dug itself out of the financial mess it is in.........

This Badgercare program needs to be ended. Everyone has to be treated equal. The state doesn't have the funds to cover all the qualified low income people. Scrap the program and come back when you have the money for all.

artxette; and then you can be the one to tell the rest of the 300,000,000 that the h care they thought they were getting is now rationed & they'll just have to wait. I guess it would make you feel beter knowing everyone had rationed coverage rather than a few having ER treatment only. Nobody is saying the system we have today is perfect - just needs regulation NOT taken over by the Gov't.

From Janesville, why do you need to throw personal jabs at ozzman? Does that help make your point?

So your argument is to not have a public option? Not to have Badgercare? Why don't you tell that to the 60,000 people that applied for this benefit.

What else do you propose? Or are you only able to say "no" to everything? And try to stay on subject please.

Nice job with you post ozzman99. Badger Care goes to show just how well government sponsored health care can work. This proves to me that government projections are as accurate as they say they are. I mean who knew in july that the economy would still be poor in october. If it's this good in the state of WI I can't imagine how well they'll do with 300,000,000 (that's 3 hundred million for you ozzman) applications. By the way ozzman, congratulations on being the smartest person sitting at your computer while you wrote your post.

Wow and they say people dont want the public option. Im sick of you republipukes saying its not the governments job to do this and that. Fine lets get rid of the police, fire, university, public school systems as well. Hell lets follw the republican example and have every man fend for himself, you know like survival of the fittest. Wait cant do that either since you dont believe in evolution.Id rather take my chances with governemnt health care than some insurance company who will drop me the minute they have to pay out a claim. make sure to yell out socialism every chance you get too.

picklesmom, the broader Badgercare program has different income guidelines, but for this program for adults without dependent children, the maximum is 200% of the federal poverty limit for Wisconsin.

The people applying aren't necessarily poor, that should be re-worded Gazette.

Stay out of our lives gov't. Let all those who lost jobs and insurance find health care themselves. It's not the government's responsibility to provide health care options for its people--that's socialism, and that's scary. Thank goodness the Republicans know this and are fighting for the people to keep government out of our health care.

Before the righties get all excited, I was being sarcastic.

Wow, if you lost your job and your ins. less than 12 months ago, you're OUTTA LUCK.....thats real, real fair ...NOT.
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What a mess

Oh ..this sounds WONNNNNDerful...for all the folks without insurance!..*NOT*...

Think another $1/pack tax on cigarettes will do the trick?