Rural Families Find Coverage in BadgerCare News | January 23, 2025 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy A new report shows that about one-third of kids in rural Wisconsin get their healthcare covered through the BadgerCare system. The statistic is part of a nationwide study from the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. Researchers used census data to analyze rural Medicaid enrollment across the country. Roughly one-and-a-half-million total Wisconsin residents are on BadgerCare.