Consumer Guide to Health Care
If You Cannot Afford Health Insurance
If you are having trouble affording health insurance on your own,
you may be eligible for health insurance through one of the government
programs described below. If you are unsure about whether or not you qualify, contact your
local
county or tribal human or social services department, call the
Recipient Services Hotline at 1-800-362-3002, or try
Wisconsin’s ACCESS
(exit DHS) Web site where you can find out if you might be eligible for state health and
nutrition programs.
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Medicaid, also known as Medical Assistance, is a program offered jointly by the
state and federal governments. You may qualify for Medicaid if you
meet certain financial eligibility requirements and are pregnant,
under age 19, age 65 or older, blind or disabled, or a relative
caretaker of a deprived child.* For more information, you can
call Wisconsin's Recipient Services Hotline at 1-800-362-3002.
- BadgerCare Plus:
Beginning in February 2008, BadgerCare Plus is a new health insurance program
available to all Wisconsin children, regardless of income. Others who may be
eligible include pregnant women, parents and caretakers, young adults who are
leaving foster care when they turn 18, and farmers and self-employed people.
Find out if you are eligible for BadgerCare Plus and other health and nutrition
programs by visiting ACCESS,
(exit DHS) or call 1-800-362-3002.
More information
If you'd like to find out more about health-related and
other government programs that might be available to you, try BenefitsCheckUp
(exit DHS), a service of
The National Council on
the Aging (exit DHS), or GovBenefits.gov
(exit DHS). These sites use free,
confidential questionnaires to help you find public programs that may pay
for some health-care-related costs.
* A deprived child is a child who has one or both
parents absent from the home or has both parents in the home but one
parent is incapacitated, unemployed, or an offender working without
pay. The caretaker must be a relative of the child to be covered by
Medicaid.
Last Revised: July 29, 2008
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