BadgerCare Plus is a health care coverage program for low-income Wisconsin residents.
Announcements
- DHS is seeking feedback on a draft plan for monitoring access to fee-for-service health care through its Medicaid program.
- The draft Wisconsin Medicaid Managed Care Quality Strategy is currently available for public comment. Comments are accepted February 20 through April 21, 2018. It includes BadgerCare Plus and SSI HMOs, Health Homes, Family Care, and Family Care Partnership programs.
Written comments can be sent to the Division of Medicaid Services at P.O. Box 309, Madison, WI 53707-0309; fax: 608-266-1096; or email: DHSDMSQualityStrategy@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Apply
- How to Apply - Agency Addresses and Phone Numbers
- ACCESS.wi.gov - Apply online
- ForwardHealth Enrollment and Benefits Handbook
Current Members
- ACCESS.wi.gov - Online tool to:
- Check My Benefits
- Report Changes
- Renew Benefits
- BadgerCare Plus Covered Services and Copayments
- Find a Provider
- Find Your Local Agency - Addresses and Phone Numbers
- Member Updates
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Resources
- BadgerCare Plus Forms and Publications
- List of health clinics for those with no health insurance
- Other Wisconsin Department of Health Services Programs
- ForwardHealth Program Resources
- BadgerCare Plus Enrollment Data
- BadgerCare Plus Contacts
- Badger Care Plus Federal Poverty Levels - Program Income Limits
- HIPAA Privacy Notices
- Covering Wisconsin BadgerCare Plus How-To Sheets:
- How to Start Using Health Care, English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
- Choose a Quality Doctor, English (PDF)
- How to Make Appointments, English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
- Where To Go for Care When You're Sick, English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
- Networks, Primary Care and Specialists, English (PDF)
- Rides, Gas Money, and Bus Tickets, English (PDF)
Partners & Providers
- ForwardHealth Community Partners
- ForwardHealth Portal
- Income Maintenance Agencies - Addresses and Phone Numbers
Other Information
Be Aware of Phone Scams
If you are getting health care benefits, DHS will not call you seeking personal or financial information. If you are getting FoodShare benefits, your agency will call you to complete a FoodShare interview and may ask you to verify certain information to ensure they are talking with the correct person. If you are unsure of who you are talking to, hang up, and call your agency or Member Services at 1-800-362-3002.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, advises consumers not to give out personal or financial information to people you do not know through phone calls, emails, or knocks on your door. Scam artists want your information to commit identity theft, charge your existing credit cards, debit your checking account, open a new credit card, checking, or savings account, write fraudulent checks, or take out loans in your name.
To file a complaint with the FTC, go to their website, or call 1-877-FTC-HELP. If you think your identity has been stolen, report it on the FTC’s website, or call 1-877-ID-THEFT.
