In a rare show of bipartisanship, two state lawmakers and a former top aide to Gov. Jim Doyle are proposing a $13.5 billion-a-year plan that would guarantee health insurance coverage for all Wisconsin residents.
The proposal was unveiled this morning during a hearing before the Assembly Medicaid Reform Committee.
The plan would require all employers – large and small – to pay into a statewide pool run by a new, private nonprofit corporation. The pool would be similar to the state’s unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation funds.