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ACCESS: YOUR CONNECTION TO HEALTH, NUTRITION AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Employer Verification of Health Insurance
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services verifies if BadgerCare Plus
applicants or family members have access to employer-sponsored insurance through
an Employer Verification of Health Insurance (EVHI) database.
Currently, we have over 30,000 employers with complete health insurance
information in the database.
The data can be reported online through ACCESS at access.wi.gov.
If you prefer a paper form, please contact EVHI Customer Service at
1-866-710-2026.
In order to help answer some questions you may have, we have listed our
frequently asked questions and answers we have received regarding the EVHI
process.
Q:
Why did I get a letter to provide health insurance information?
A: At least
one of your employees or a family member of your employee applied for the
BadgerCare Plus program and the Department doesn’t have your current health
insurance information. The
Department is asking you to provide information about health insurance benefits
your company provides. The
information provided will be used by the Department in determining whether the
family or individual is eligible for BadgerCare Plus.
Q:
What is BadgerCare Plus?
A:
BadgerCare Plus is a state/federal program that pays for essential health care
services for low-income families and individuals.
To find out more about BadgerCare Plus, please visit the program’s
website badgercareplus.org.
Q:
Do I have to report health insurance information?
A:
State Statute 49.471(9) requires employers to verify health insurance benefits
the employers offer to their employees and employees’ families.
Failure to respond to the request may result in a financial penalty.
Q:
Do I have to report
information even if my company does not offer any health insurance?
A:
State Statute 49.471(9) requires employers to verify health insurance benefits
the employers offer to their employees and employees’ families.
The Department needs verification that your company does not offer health
insurance to its employees.
Q:
What do you do with information I provide?
A:
The Department is required to verify whether people applying for the BadgerCare
Plus program already have access to or coverage through an
employer-sponsored insurance plan. The
data you provide is stored in a secure database and is only used to check
insurance information of employees or their families when they apply for
BadgerCare Plus.
Q:
I lost my PIN.
- If you already received a letter from the Department, then an EVHI
Customer Service representative can look up your PIN.
Q: I am having
trouble getting a Web Access Management System (WAMS) ID.
- The State’s Web Access Management System (WAMS) allows individuals to
access State internet applications using the same means of identification
for all State web applications. For example, a citizen can use the same
Wisconsin User ID and password to file taxes, make payments or update
information on the Department of Revenue website.
Instructions how to request a Web Access Management System (WAMS) ID are on
this following website https://on.wisconsin.gov/WAMS/home
The self-registration process consists of two parts:
Part One: Requesting a Wisconsin User ID and Passward
Submit your contact and account information. You will be
sent a confirmation e-mail immediately containing a web link to the Account
Activation page.
Note: You
must have an accessible, valid and unique e-mail address to complete the
self-registration process.
Part Two: Activating Your Account
Click the web link in your confirmation e-mail to take
you to the Account Activation page. You will log in using your new Wisconsin
User ID and Password to activate your account.
Information about account recovery is available at https://on.wisconsin.gov/WAMS/AccountRecoveryController?RSAction=FSI
Q: I have a question that is not answered here.
A:
Contact EVHI Customer Services at 1-866-710-2026.
Customer service representatives are available Monday through Friday;
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Q:
If I chose to provide information using a paper form, where should I mail
it?
A: Mail
the form to the following address:
Department of Health Services
EVHI Unit
P.O. Box 6530
Suite 100
Madison, WI 53716
Or fax: (608) 222-4523
If you reported information on ACCESS (access.wi.gov),
you do not need to mail anything.
Last Revised:
September 20, 2010
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