If you’re wondering what it will be like living with ObamaCare, look no further than DoyleCare, a/k/a BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s version of what happens when political agendas start shoving doctor- and patient-driven health care into the ditch.

The Doyle administration’s July BadgerCare expansion was designed to cover uninsured, low-income childless adults. About 40,000 enrollees were expected. That was a bad estimate.

In less than three months, thousands of applications were backlogged and new ones were being put on waiting lists before their cases would even be considered.

The Governor’s Office concluded this was evidence they were doing exactly what needed to be done and raised the ante, saying there could be “no clearer demonstration of the need for national health care reform.” The Governor was quoted saying “Despite the tremendous work we have done here in Wisconsin, BadgerCare Plus, and state plans like it, are merely bridges to get us to national health reform.”

That was in October. By mid-November, more than 30,000 applicants had been backlogged for over a month, waiting to qualify for FoodShare, a program that replaced food stamps for which they applied in conjunction with requesting BadgerCare coverage.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that state officials admitted being unprepared for the 95,000 requests for food aid that seemed to be triggered by the BadgerCare expansion. The Madison office processing applications was overwhelmed as early as June, the newspaper said.

As of Tuesday, a state web site was still encouraging people to apply for both BadgerCare Plus and FoodShare benefits. Get ready, America.