The Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Insurance Assistance Program helps persons with HIV maintain access to health insurance.
BadgerCare Plus is a health care coverage program for low-income Wisconsin residents.
The guide helps Wisconsin residents make better health care choices by providing easy access to useful health care information.
A do-not-resuscitate order directs emergency medical technicians, first responders and emergency health care facilities personnel not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the person for whom the order is issued if that person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Find information about end of life planning, including advance directives, living wills, health care power of attorney, do-not-resuscitate orders, and organ donation.
Family Care is a Medicaid managed long-term care program for frail elders and adults with disabilities. The program provides a wide range of health and long-term care services.
The Family Planning Only Services Program provides men and women with certain family planning-related services and supplies to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
File a complaint regarding care or services provided by an entity the Department regulates or report public assistance fraud.
Learn more about finding and choosing doctors, nursing homes, and other types of health and residential care providers.
Many clinics in Wisconsin are available for people with little or no insurance.
HIPAA protects the privacy of an individual’s health information under state and federal law. DHS assists governmental entities with HIPAA compliance.
Find information about vaccine recommendations, vaccine preventable diseases, immunization coverage rates, and the Wisconsin Immunization Registry.
The IRIS program is a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver for self-directed long-term supports. The program is an option for adults with long-term care needs.
The Wisconsin Long Term Care Insurance Partnership Program is a joint effort between the federal Medicaid Program, long-term care insurers, and the state of Wisconsin.
Medicaid provides health care coverage for adults 65 years old or older or for people who are determined blind or disabled by the Disability Determination Bureau.
The Medicaid Purchase Plan offers people with disabilities who are working or interested in working the opportunity to buy health care coverage through the Wisconsin Medicaid Program.
Information on mental health care options in Wisconsin.
You may be able to get a ride, bus tickets, or money for gas for your medical appointment if you are enrolled in certain BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid programs.
In accordance with Wis. Adm. Code DHS chapter 137.01, the Department operates and maintains the Wisconsin donor registry as a means for individuals to make anatomical gifts. These gifts can save and improve lives through transplantation, therapy, research, and education.
Prescription drugs are a major expense for many health care consumers. Here are some places to turn for help and information.
Learn about programs to help you and your child with delays or disabilities at home and in the community.
Information on substance use treatment options in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Chronic Disease Program (WCDP) offers assistance to Wisconsin residents with chronic renal disease, hemophilia, and adult cystic fibrosis.
The Wisconsin Well Woman Program (WWWP) provides preventive health screening services to women with little or no health insurance coverage. Well Woman pays for mammograms, Pap tests, certain other health screenings, and multiple sclerosis testing for women with high risk signs of multiple sclerosis.
Last Revised: December 19, 2014
