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Secretaries Nelson and Hayden and Jason Helgerson have conducted eight additional town hall meetings.

January 31st, 2007 Oshkosh March 8th, 2007 Green Bay March 22nd, 2007 Eau Claire April 5th, 2007 Verona April 13th, 2007 Kenosha April 16th, 2007 Wausau April 23rd, 2007 Racine April 23rd, 2007 Polk County May 3rd, 2007 La Crosse May 4th, 2007 Green Bay May 14th, 2007 Stevens Point June 20th, 2007 Waukesha

In addition to legislative participation on the BadgerCare Plus Advisors Group, several legislators participated in the town hall meetings. As development of the proposal continues, the Department will provide briefings for members of the Wisconsin State Legislature.

The Department has also arranged individual briefings for interested legislators and/or their staff and the Legislative leadership. Special outreach has been conducted for legislators on key committees, including the Joint Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care; the Assembly Committee on Health; the Assembly Committee on Children and Families; and the Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform.

2. Communication and Feedback Process for Public Meetings, Hearings, and Other Interested Parties, Including Written Comments/Response

The Department has had and will have a comprehensive set of procedures to communicate with various parties on our proposal for BadgerCare and to receive and discuss feedback on BadgerCare received from these parties.

• Feedback Process for Public Meetings, Hearings, and Other Interested Parties, Including Written Comments/Responses

In our meetings with various interested parties, and in our distribution of various written BadgerCare documents, we have solicited written

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