44.1 Introduction

A childless adult is a person 19 to 64 years old who is not receiving Medicare and who does not have any dependent children younger than 19 years old who reside with him or her at least 40 percent of the time. Marital status has no effect on a person being a childless adult.

Effective February 1, 2020, childless adults without an exemption must meet two new requirements to become or remain eligible for BadgerCare Plus:

Pay monthly premiums
Answer a treatment needs question at application and renewal

In addition, childless adults can take an optional BadgerCare Plus Health Survey to possibly reduce their household’s monthly premium.

This page last updated in Release Number: 20-01

Release Date: 02/03/2020

Effective Date: 02/01/2020

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