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SECRETARY HAYDEN MEETS WITH ROCK COUNTY ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Families Can Sign Up for BadgerCare Plus at Three Locations in Rock County

MADISON - Uninsured and underinsured Rock County families can now get help signing up for BadgerCare Plus at three local locations. Since February 1, all kids and more pregnant women, parents and caretaker relatives have been able to sign up for BadgerCare Plus.

"Providing access to quality, affordable health care for all kids is achievable with BadgerCare Plus," said Secretary Kevin R. Hayden. "BadgerCare Plus is simple and provides health care coverage that our children deserve at a price families can afford. I strongly encourage any Rock County family that does not have health insurance to visit www.BadgerCarePlus.org or go to any one of the three community-based organizations to learn more about BadgerCare Plus and get help signing up for the program."

BadgerCare Plus offers health coverage to every child in Wisconsin by streamlining Medicaid, BadgerCare and Healthy Start into one comprehensive program. BadgerCare Plus allows every Wisconsin family, regardless of income, to buy affordable, comprehensive health care coverage for their kids. Low income families will be able to enroll their children into BadgerCare Plus at no charge. Higher earning families will be able to buy into the program for as little as $10 a month for each qualifying family member.

Rock County families can go to the following three community-based organizations to get help signing up for BadgerCare Plus:

For more information about BadgerCare Plus, visit www.BadgerCarePlus.org or call 1-800-362-3002.

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Last Revised:  March 17, 2008