ICA Toolkit for Adult Long-Term Care Provider Enrollment
All providers of home and community-based services under an adult long-term care (LTC) waiver program must start enrolling with Wisconsin Medicaid through the ForwardHealth Portal right away. Providers who do not start enrolling now will not be able to deliver Medicaid services in 2026 and their Medicaid claims will be denied. IRIS consultant agencies (ICAs) and IRIS consultants are key partners to communicate this new requirement to IRIS participants so they are empowered to talk with their providers about it.
We need your help. IRIS consultants are required to talk with IRIS participants about this new enrollment process during their in-person visits. You must use the following resources to talk with participants and give them materials to share with their providers.
Enrollment progress tracker
Partners across Wisconsin are working together to help ensure all adult LTC waiver services providers start their enrollment right away. DHS is sharing enrollment progress so everyone knows how close to 100% enrollment the state is. Numbers are updated monthly.
Providers already enrolled: 5,100
Providers not yet enrolled: 2,900 (estimated)
Total providers expected to enroll: 8,000 (estimated)
Materials you're required to share
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
Place prominently on provider-focused pages on your website.
Get the banner message
Copy and paste the content below, and customize anything in [brackets]:
Short banner message
Self-enroll with Medicaid now. Medicaid payments will end in 2026 for providers of Medicaid waiver authorized services who do not obtain a Medicaid ID number by self-enrolling with Wisconsin Medicaid through the ForwardHealth Portal now. Get started: forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/cms/public/ltc/provider_enrollment.htm
Long banner message
Self-enroll with Medicaid now. Medicaid payments will end in 2026 for providers of Medicaid waiver authorized services who do not obtain a Medicaid ID number by self-enrolling with Wisconsin Medicaid using the ForwardHealth Portal now. Your contract with [us / the IRIS participants you work with] will end, and you will lose business from people covered by Medicaid. Some providers may have to enroll for each location where they provide services.
Find information and trainings about this requirement: forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/cms/public/ltc/provider_enrollment.htm
How to use it
Use during your conversation with IRIS participants to explain the new enrollment process
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use it
- Add a link to it on your website
- Share it in an email or newsletter
- Give printed copies of it to IRIS participants during in-person visits
How to use them
- Share on social media
- Include in emails and newsletters
- Add to webpages
Get the digital display graphics
How to use it
- Share on social media
- Embed or link on webpages
Get the informational video
Please do not download and save the materials in the table above. Make sure to access these materials using the links above each time you want to use them! DHS will refresh the content throughout the year, so providers are always seeing something new and fresh.
If you have questions, feedback, or other ideas for increasing early enrollment, email us at LTCProviderEnrollment@wisconsin.gov. We also encourage you to sign up for the Adult LTC Waiver Provider email list to get news and resources.