State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

HISTORY

The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

12.1 Migrant Workers

When determining a migrant family’s eligibility for BadgerCare Plus use the appropriate rules as outlined in Chapter 2, depending on whether budgeting using non-MAGIApply to households whose eligibility is determined using BadgerCare Plus relationship rules (prior to March 31, 2014) to budget income for a household prior to transitioning to MAGI BadgerCare Plus budgeting rules. rules or MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income. MAGI rules are used to determine BadgerCare Plus eligibility for new applicants beginning in 2014 and for existing members as of March 31, 2014, or their next regularly scheduled renewal, whichever is later. MAGI rules are based on tax relationships and family relationships, and they consider taxable income and whether children and tax dependents are required to file. rules.

 

 

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 13-02

Release Date: 10/25/13

Effective Date: 10/01/13


The information concerning the BadgerCare Plus program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapter 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

Publication Number: P-10171