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Finding the right answers and information about a complicated topic like Medicaid can mean searching through hundreds of pages at government and private websites. To help seniors and caregivers get started in their search, our editors have compiled this digest of Wisconsin Medicaid help and information resources.
 

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Wisconsin Medicaid Eligibility; How to get Medicaid in Wisconsin

Who is eligibile (for Wisconsin Medicaid)?
source: Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services
"You may qualify for Wisconsin Medicaid if you are a citizen of the United States or a qualifying immigrant and meet certain financial eligibility requirements in one of the following categories..."

ACCESS Wisconsin
"Welcome to ACCESS - Access to Eligibility Support Services for Health & Nutrition! This website is a quick and easy way for people who live in Wisconsin to see if they might be able to get help through Wisconsin's health and nutrition programs..."

brochure or publication:
Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Fact Sheet - Medicaid Eligibility Review
source: Wisconsin Covering Kids and Families
file size: 2 pg.   languages: English
"If you are eligible for Medicaid, BadgerCare or the Family Planning Waiver Program, you participate in a Medicaid eligibility review at least once a year to assure that there is no interruption in your Medicaid coverage. If the eligibility review is not completed, your eligibility for Medicaid will end. If you are enrolled in a Medicaid HMO and you have not completed your review, you may have difficulty obtaining services from your HMO, for up to 30 days from the date that you complete your review..."

Wisconsin BadgerCare
By insuring both children and their parents, BadgerCare makes it easier for parents to create a happy and healthy family life. ...

 

Wisconsin Medicaid Help & Publications

Information from varied resources about Medicaid in Wisconsin
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brochure or publication:
Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005

source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
file size: 12 pg.   languages: English
A brief explanation of the Medicaide program.
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brochure or publication:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid and SCHIP in Wisconsin

source: US Dep't of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
file size: 9 pg.   languages: English
"...As of July 2003, 871,226 people were covered under Wisconsin's Medicaid/SCHIP programs. Of this, 109,940 were covered through BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s Medicaid/SCHIP 1115 waiver which combines Medicaid and a Medicaid Expansion SCHIP program. (Wisconsin does not operate a separate SCHIP program.) In state fiscal year 2000, Wisconsin spent $2.92 billion to provide Medicaid services...."
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web page:
Wisconsin Medicaid and Medicare Nursing Homes

source:The Nursing Home Project
languages: English
Directory of nursing homes and long term care facilities in Wisconsin, with Medicaid and Medicare nursing home information. Besides a state directory, there are seperate pages for the main Wisconsin cities- Milwaukee Nursing Homes, and Madison Wisconsin Nursing Homes
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brochure or publication:
BadgerCare Fact Sheet

source: ABC for Health, Inc.
2 pp; languages: English
"BadgerCare is a Wisconsin Medicaid Program that provides affordable health care for Wisconsin’s low- to moderate-income families with children. BadgerCare provides coverage for..."
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web page:
A Guide to Wisconsin's Medicaid Managed Care Program

source: Legal Action of Wisconsin
languages: English
"Because health care is so expensive, it is very important that you have health insurance to help you pay for it. If you have health insurance, it is more likely that your family will get health care and be healthy. Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income persons. ..."
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brochure or publication:
Wisconsin Medicaid Fact Sheet - Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid

source: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
2 pp; languages: English
"Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid provides full Medicaid benefits to underinsured or uninsured women under age 65 who are screened through the Wisconsin Well Woman Program or enrolled in the Family Planning Waiver Program and are in need of treatment for breast or cervical cancer...."
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brochure or publication:
Understanding Medicaid: A Brief Overview

source:Work, Welfare and Families
file size: 7 pg.   languages: English
"Medicaid is an extremely complicated program created by the federal government to provide health coverage to families, people with disabilities, and the aged with low income. This report is intended to give the average person some insight into the main points of Medicaid. "
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brochure or publication:
Medicaid At-a-Glance 2005

source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
file size: 12 pg.   languages: English
A brief explanation of the Medicaide program.
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web page:
Wisconsin Public Health Insurance for Parents

source:National Center for Children in Poverty
languages: English
"Parents have access to public health insurance coverage primarily through plans that target “families”, with significant variation by state in the types of plans that are available and in the eligibility criteria that parents must meet. Most family plans are funded through Medicaid, but a handful of states have waivers to use State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to cover parents..."
 
more from National Center for Children in Poverty:
Wisconsin Demographics of Low-Income Children
languages: English
"Research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty level to meet their most basic needs. Children living in families with incomes below this level—$40,000 for a family of four in 2006—are referred to as low income..."

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web page:
Wisconsin & United States State Medicaid Fact Sheets

source:Kaiser Family Foundation
languages: English

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brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Wisconsin

source:healthinsuranceinfo.net

file size: 43pg.   languages: English

from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Wisconsin, you have rights under federal and state law that will protect you when you seek to buy, keep, or switch your health insurance, even if you have a serious health condition. This guide describes your protections as a resident of Wisconsin.
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Medicaid brochure or publication:
Wisconsin MEDICAID FACTS

source:AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
file size: 2pg.   languages: English
Introduction to Wisconsin Medicaid, with answers to questions like "What is medicaid?" and "How is Medicaid different from Medicare?" with facts pertaining to Wisconsin residents.
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Medicaid brochure or publication:
Your Medicare Rights and Protections

source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
44pp   languages: English
Fairly detailed explanations and descriptions about your Medicare rights and protections.
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