Tony Evers signs orders aimed at expanding Medicaid, covering pre-existing conditions
Evers released copies of the orders and signed them Tuesday afternoon, according to spokeswoman
The Medicaid expansion order calls on the state
The other order deals with another health care issue Evers emphasized during the campaign: protecting people with pre-existing health conditions. It instructs state agencies to implement plans and give recommendations to the governor on how to make sure people with pre-existing conditions can get health insurance.
The order also says the plans and recommendations should "enhance health plan affordability, access and consumer protection; and protect against attempts to undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace with short-term plans that do not comply with Affordable Care Act requirements."
Evers was joined at his La Crosse stop by Lt. Gov.
Evers, a Democrat, said he plans to seek to uphold his campaign pledge to withdraw
"We feel it's important that we meet the promises we made in this campaign and we will be doing that," Evers said.
Evers was inaugurated Monday as
Republican lawmakers last session mulled a bill to extend certain legal protections to people with pre-existing conditions, though not to the extent provided under Obamacare. The bill passed the state Assembly but faltered in the state
Senate Majority Leader
"It'll obviously be still a priority. But I don't want all the
Evers has said his first state budget proposal will call for expanding Medicaid to about 80,000 Wisconsinites under the ACA.
But the expansion would need to be codified in law -- something that's likely to be a tough sell in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Walker resisted Medicaid expansion throughout his tenure, placing
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