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Wisconsin Races to Pass Budget to Secure Hospital Funding
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, JUL 2 – Bipartisan budget raises hospital fees to federal maximum to secure $1.5 billion in Medicaid funding and prevent rural hospital closures, state officials said.
- Earlier this week, Wisconsin’s governor, Tony Evers, and leaders from the Republican Party came to a bipartisan agreement to approve the state’s $111 billion budget that will cover the next two years.
- The agreement to raise Wisconsin's hospital assessment rate from 1.8% to the federal maximum 6% aims to secure nearly $1 billion annually for hospitals.
- Lawmakers are rushing to approve and send the budget to Governor Evers for his signature ahead of President Trump’s expected signing of the federal 'Big Beautiful Bill' near July 4, which would lock the hospital rate at 1.8%.
- Van Orden urged swift signing saying it is "imperative" to act before the federal bill to prevent Wisconsin losing vital Medicaid funding for healthcare providers.
- The budget increases hospital funding, boosts special education and child care investments, and preserves $1.3 billion in GOP tax cuts, but some Democrats criticize it for insufficient aid and rushed passage.
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Lake Geneva NewsWisconsin races to pass budget to secure hospital funding
If Congress passes President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" before the state budget is approved, Wisconsin hospitals will lose out on $1 billion each year in federal funding.
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