Tony Evers signs orders aimed at expanding Medicaid, covering pre-existing conditions

On his first full day in office, Gov. Tony Evers issued two executive orders on health care, with one directing a state agency to craft a plan to meet Evers’ campaign pledge to expand Medicaid, the public health insurance program for the poor and disabled. Evers released copies of the orders and signed them Tuesday afternoon, according to spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff. The move came hours after Evers visited Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.