Be a Community Partner

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services encourages community-based organizations to help people apply for BadgerCare Plus. By creating partnerships with local agencies, community-based organizations can help individuals and families enroll in BadgerCare Plus and educate people about the program.

There are many ways that you can help insure families in Wisconsin:

1. Community partners interested in providing application assistance can learn about Express Enrollment. This will enable community agencies to temporarily enroll qualifying children and/or pregnant women in BadgerCare Plus. 

   If you would like to provide assistance in helping pregnant women and/or children enroll in BadgerCare Plus, contact Provider Services at 1-800-947- 9627, to request a Provider Certification Packet. Once completed, mail your certification materials to:

               ForwardHealth
               313 Blettner Blvd
               Madison, WI 53784

   If your certification is approved you will receive information from ForwardHealth that provides you with a partner/provider number that identifies you as qualified to use the Express Enrollment tool to temporarily enroll pregnant women in BadgerCare Plus.

   You will also receive information about where to find instructional materials and information needed to begin using the BadgerCare Plus Express Enrollment application on the ACCESS for Partners and Providers website.
    

2. Share information with your clients! How to order posters and brochures.
    

3. Help people apply online via ACCESS at access.wi.gov. There are four tools on ACCESS that you can use to:

   • Help people to apply,

   • See if they are eligible,

   • Check the status of their benefits, and

   • Report their changes.

    

4. Help to educate people about changes to the program. It is now easier for people to apply for BadgerCare Plus. 
    

5. Help your customers stay healthy by providing them with brochures and information about what they can do for their health. We also ask that you provide the Health Needs Assessment Survey.
    

6. Learn how to use ACCESS by using our training tool (exit DHS).

 Last Revised: February 26, 2013