State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

Release 24-03
December 18, 2024

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51.1 BadgerCare Plus Categories

For a list of medical status codes, see Process Help, Chapter 81 Forward Health iChange.

The following table identifies the copays or premiums for which BadgerCare Plus members may be responsible. The table also provides information on the federal program under which members are eligible, if applicable.

Description Income (FPL) Subject to Copays Premium Funding
Pregnant woman 0 - 306% No No T19
Pregnant woman deductible
(see Section 17.2.3 Calculating the Deductible Amount)
>306% No No T19
Pregnant minor under age 19 0 - 306% No No T19
Pregnant non-qualifying immigrant 0 - 306% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Pregnant inmate 0 - 306% No No State-Funded
CENContinuously eligible newborn 0 - 156% No No T19
CEN—Mom on T19 on DOB >156% No No T19
Child under age 19 0 - 100% No No T19
Child under age 6 >100 - 156% No No T19
Child < age 1 >156 - 306% No No T19
Child age 1 through 5 >156 - 191% No No T19
Child age 1 through 5 >191 - 201% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Child age 1 through 5 who is a tribal member >191% - 201% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Child age 6 through 18 >100 - 133% No No T19
Child age 6 through 18 >133 - 156% No No T19
Child age 6 through 18 >156 - 201% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Child age 6 through 18 who is a tribal member >156% - 201% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Child age 1 through 18 >201 - 306% No Yes T21 Separate CHIP
Child age 1 through 18 who is a tribal member >201 - 306% No No T21 Separate CHIP
Child, under age 19 deductible
(see Section 17.3.2 Calculating the Deductible Amount)
>150% No No T19
Adult Parent/Caretaker 0% No No T19
Adult Parent/Caretaker >0 - 100% Yes No T19
Youth exiting out-of-home care up to age 21 N/A No No T19
Former Foster Care Youth up to age 26 N/A No No T19
Childless Adult 0% No No T19
Childless Adult >0 - 100% Yes (if >50% FPL) No T19
Childless Adult 0 - 50% No No T19
Childless Adult >50 - 100% Yes No T19
Transitional Childless Adult 0 - 50% No No T19
Transitional Childless Adult >50 - 100% Yes No T19
Transitional Childless Adult 0% No No T19
Transitional Childless Adult >0 - 100% Yes (if >50% FPL) No T19
12-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit Adult >100 - 133% Yes No T19
12-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit Adult >133% Yes No T19
12-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit Disabled Adult >100% Yes No T19
4-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit, Adult >100 - 133% Yes No T19
4-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit, Adult >133% Yes No T19
4-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit, Disabled Adult >100% Yes No T19
12-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit, Child Under 19 >100% No No T19
4-Month BadgerCare Plus Extension Benefit, Child Under 19 >100% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for a child under 1 0 - 306% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for a child age 1 through 5 0 - 191% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for a child age 6 through 18 0 - 156% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for a pregnant woman 0 - 306% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for parent/caretaker 0 - 100% No No T19
Presumptive eligibility for childless adult 0 - 100% No No T19
Emergency Services for Non-Qualifying Immigrants** <306% N/A No T19
Family Planning Only Services <306% N/A No T19

 

**See Section 39.1 Emergency Services Income Limits.

All of the categories listed in the table have BadgerCare Plus Standard Plan coverage, except the following:

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 24-02
Release Date: 08/22/2024
Effective Date: 08/22/2024


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.

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