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Numbers You Need To Know

Raising Voices to Make Every Kid Count

Health Insurance in Buffalo County

Over the last 5 years, both the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Medicaid program have helped individuals in Buffalo County and across Wisconsin gain access to important preventative and life-saving health care services. Federal proposals to repeal the ACA and radically change the Medicaid program would undo those gains and harm thousands of children and families.

Rate of UNINSURED KIDS

Rate of UNINSURED ADULTS

7.2%

13%

(age 18-64)

(age 0-18)

in 2013

in 2013

6.2% MEDI C AI D

in 2015

7.7%

in 2015

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are a state and federal government partnership that provide access to health care services for low-income children, pregnant women, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities. In BuffaloCounty, Medicaid covers:

25%

10%

9%

of KIDS (under age 18)

of ADULTS (age 18-64)

of ADULTS OVER AGE 65

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

6.6%

of residents are covered by a Marketplace Plan

90%

AVERAGE TAX CREDIT

$526 per month

of those individuals receive a tax credit to pay for premiums

The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families is a multi-issue policy research and advocacy organization promoting statewide polices that ensure a safe and healthy future for every child in Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.wccf.org.