Candidate Answers

ABC for Health, Inc. & HealthWatch Wisconsin Inc. hosted a Governor’s Forum on Health Care & WisCare Symposium on Monday, April 6, 2026 in Madison. Candidates for Wisconsin Governor Sara Rodriguez, Mandela Barnes, Kelda Roys, and Francesca Hong joined a panel moderated by ABC for Health’s Executive Director Bobby Peterson to share their proposals to improve and expand access to quality health care and coverage in Wisconsin.

Questions from our audience were submitted to the candidates' campaigns regarding their plans for BadgerCare Plus, improved access to health care and coverage, and stronger consumer assistance.

Candidates Francesca Hong and Kelda Roys submitted written answers by our newsletter deadline:

Francesca Hong

Kelda Roys

Answers received from Candidates after our deadline may be included in a future newsletter.

More Symposium Recordings Available:

Listen to recordings from the April 6 Governor’s Forum on Health Care:

Candidate Introductions

Governor’s Forum on Health Care Q&A Part 1

Governor’s Forum on Health Care Q&A Part 2

Featured YouTube Shorts:

Wisconsin Increases SSI State Supplement

Effective May 1, 2026, WI increased the SSI State Supplementary payment (and SSI-E) by 10%. State SSI payments are not subject to annual COLA adjustments like federal payments. In fact, this is the first adjustment since 1994. We explain.

#ssi #wisconsin

Feds To Cut Many Legal Immigrants from Medicaid

Effective October 1, the feds are cutting legal immigrants from Medicaid. These cuts were included in the "Working Families Tax Cut legislation." On April 8, CMS issued the first round of guidance to states to prepare for the change.

We explain.

#medicaid #federalbudget #ice

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