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The Department has created a BadgerCare Plus advisory group whose members include:

Bevan Baker City of Milwaukee Health Department John Chianelli Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Melissa Duffy Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Donna Friedsam University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Jason Helgerson Dept. of Health & Family Services Kathy Kaelin Automated Health Ed Kamin Kenosha County Department of Human Services Danyel McNeil City of Milwaukee Health Department Dr. John R. Meurer Medical College of Wisconsin Mark Miller State Senator Fr. Thomas Mueller St. Cyril and Methodist Orthodox Church, Milwaukee Paul Nannis Aurora Health Care Jon Peacock Wisconsin Council on Children and Families Bobby Peterson Advocacy & Benefits Counseling for Health Lori Pidgeon Ho-Chunk Nation Jon Richards State Representative David Riemer The New Hope Project Bill Smith National Federation of Independent Business Dr. Susan Turney Wisconsin Medical Society Nancy Wenzel Wisconsin Association of Health Plans Paul Zimmerman Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

This group has met since 2006 on a bi-monthly basis to discuss the various components of the BadgerCare Plus program and to provide the Department with feedback on the program.

At more than 22 town hall meetings, the Governor, Department Secretary and/or the State Medicaid Director have described Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus proposal and received input from citizens, doctors, nurses, public and private health clinic

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