Health groups & Democrats renew Medicare expansion push after more states accept funding

RHINELANDER - Wisconsin Democrats and left-leaning action groups believe Iowa's ideas can help improve Wisconsin's BadgerCare.

Leaders from Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Council on Children & Families argue that Wisconsin should accept federal money to expand Medicaid, known as BadgerCare in Wisconsin. They point to recent moves from Arkansas and Iowa.

Both states recently accepted federal funding to expand Medicaid in their states. The Obama administration also compromised with the Republican-led states over exactly how they would accept Medicaid money.

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