Five Buffalo/Pepin County Teen Court panel members from Alma Area School District listened to a case involving disorderly conduct of student in a different school district. Panel members asked restorative questions of the young person and their family to learn more about what happened and what they could do to make it right. Teen court referrals come from law enforcement, the juvenile judge, human services, or from school administration for violations ranging from vaping to physical violence. T
During the pandemic, states had to keep people enrolled in Medicaid so they didn’t lose their insurance. Now that the health emergency declaration is over, that requirement has been phased out — which means people eligible for Medicaid have to re-enroll in their state’s program or find new insurance, if they’re not eligible. So, where do the scams come in?
When big changes affect millions of people, scams will follow. That means people who’ve been on Medicaid — including people of
