Board hears concerns that proposed federal changes could reduce Medicaid coverage for thousands

The director briefed the board on a recent federal proposal and related state conversations that officials worry could reduce Medicaid coverage significantly. She said initial, widely circulated estimates suggested between 60,000 and 80,000 people in Wisconsin could lose benefits, and a later figure of about 63,000 was being used; she then applied a local estimate of roughly 5,800 people potentially affected in the county-level breakdown presented during the briefing.