New Moms Will Soon be Eligible to Receive Expanded Medicaid Coverage for Up to a Year

Monday, February 23rd, 2026 -- 12:00 PM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) New moms in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, after passing the state Senate on a nearly unanimous vote last April, the measure was opposed by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as an expansion of welfare.

Representative Pat Snyder said persuading fellow Republicans was a challenge, but he’s glad Wisconsin beat Arkansas, which along with Wisconsin were the only two states not to have accepted the expanded coverage.

Republican Representative Shae Sortwell of Two Rivers was the lone no vote as the bill passed Thursday, 95-1 and heads to Governor Tony Evers for his signature.

The Assembly also unanimously approved and sent to Evers a bill to require insurance to cover additional cancer screenings for women with dense breast tissue.

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