This operations memo provides income maintenance (IM) agencies with information about the 2025 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.

The purpose of this Operations Memo is to introduce the 2025 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and State Median Income (SMI) used in determining financial eligibility for the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.

This memo provides final funding notice of the base Income Maintenance Administrative Allocation (IMAA) for Income Maintenance (IM) Programs for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 (Calendar Year [CY 2025]), for Consortia; and October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 (Federal Fiscal Year [FFY 25]), for the tribal agencies.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has published Administrator’s Memo 25-01 to provide information on calendar year (CY) 2025 Fraud Prevention and Investigation Program (FPIP) operations and funding.

The purpose of this memo is to communicate information about enhanced federal funding for eligibility and enrollment activities under the Income Maintenance (IM) contract between the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Consortia for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

The purpose of this memo is to communicate information about the addition of incentive funds earned for the Estate Recovery Program for counties within the Consortium under the Income Maintenance (IM) contract between the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Consortia for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. 

This operations memo announces annual updates to the income thresholds used under modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) budgeting rules when determining whether a child or tax dependent is expected to be required to file a tax return.

This operations memo announces this year’s Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and the resulting increase in some Medicaid financial eligibility limits, effective January 1, 2025.

This operations memo announces the removal of the 40-hour limit for good cause hours for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) who do not meet the FoodShare work requirement during Time Limited Benefit (TLB) months.