This operations memo provides income maintenance (IM) agencies with information about how to implement the 2023 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) income guidelines for the BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid and SeniorCare programs, as well as the updated tables, effective dates, and cross references for these programs.

This purpose of this Operations Memo is to introduce the 2023 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and State Median Income (SMI) that is used in determining financial eligibility for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.