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State of Wisconsin |
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The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook.
Calculate premiums using only the member 's income. Calculate a premium if the member's gross monthly amount equals or exceeds 150 percent of the FPL (see Section 39.5 Federal Poverty Level Table) for the appropriate FTG size.
To calculate monthly premium amount:
From the gross monthly unearned income, subtract the following:
Special exempt income (see Section 15.7.2 Special Exempt Income).
Standard Living Allowance (see Section 39.4.2 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Deductions and Allowances).
IRWE . For MAPP , use only anticipated incurred expenses. Past medical expenses are not allowed (see Section 15.7.4 Impairment-Related Work Expenses).
Medical or remedial expenses. For MAPP, use only anticipated incurred expenses. Past medical expenses are not allowed (see Section 15.7.3 Medical/Remedial Expenses).
Current COLA disregard from January 1 through the date the FPL is effective in CARES for that year.
The balance is the Adjusted Countable Unearned Income. This number may be a negative number.
Note: 503, DAC, widow or widower disregards allowed in eligibility determinations cannot be allowed in premium calculations.
From gross monthly earned income, subtract any remaining deductions from #1. If the result from #1 is a negative amount, change it to a positive number. The balance is the Adjusted Earned Income.
Multiply the adjusted earned income by three percent (.03).
Add the results of #3 and #1 together.
Compare the result from #4 to the premium schedule (see Section 39.10 Medicaid Purchase Plan Premiums) to determine the monthly premium amount.
If the member puts (earned or unearned) in an amount that exceeds 50 percent of the actual earnings into an Independence Account, the member would be penalized using the following formula. At review, look back 12 months and:
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Example 1: Brenda deposited $1,200 more than 50 percent of her actual annual gross earned income in her Independence Account. If Brenda’s income equals or exceeds 150 percent of the FPL (see Section 39.5 Federal Poverty Level Table) and she is responsible for a monthly premium, add the monthly assessment of $100 to her monthly premium for the next 12 months. If Brenda’s income is less than 150 percent of the FPL, do not impose a penalty. |
There are no free premium months. Before eligibility confirmation, the member must pay applicable premiums for the initial benefit month and for any backdate months for which the member elects coverage. If determining eligibility in the month after application, the premium for the second month also must be paid before confirming eligibility.
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Example 2: Eric applies for MAPP on January 29, but his application is not processed until February 11. The IM agency determines that he owes a $50 premium per month. Before eligibility is approved (confirmed), Eric must pay a $50 premium for January and a $50 premium for February. |
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Example 3: Eric applies for MAPP on January 29. Eric is requesting MAPP for February but not January. CARES will not pend the case for February’s premium because you are processing it in January. Confirm the case. The Medicaid fiscal agent will pursue collection of the premium for February. |
CARES will send premium information to MMIS, but the IM worker continues to be responsible for collecting the premium due for initial month(s) and any backdated months for which the member elects coverage. Complete the premium Medicaid Purchase Plan Premium Information/Payment (F-00332) and record receipt of the premium payment in CARES.
Send MAPP premium payments separate from BadgerCare premium payments and other agency funds. Send premium payments to the following address:
Medicaid Purchase Plan
P.O. Box 6738
Madison, WI 53716-0738
When requested, the fiscal agent will provide members with instructions for choosing the payment method they want. Members can contact Member Services at 1-800-362-3002.
The payment methods are:
Provide members with the Medicaid Purchase Plan Premium Member/Employer Electronic Funds Transfer form (F-13023) and the Medicaid Purchase Plan Premium Employer Wage Withholding form (F-13024) to allow the member to choose a payment method other than direct payment. Since it takes some time to set up EFT and wage withholding, the member pays directly until the fiscal agent informs him or her otherwise.
Members can make advance payments, but the payment cannot exceed the certification period. If paying in advance, the payments must be the full amount of subsequent month’s premiums (no partial month payments). If the income amount changes, recalculate the premium. The member will be notified through CARES that his or her premium amount has changed. If the premium amount has decreased, the fiscal agent will refund any excess premium that was paid. If the premium amount has increased and the premium coupon has not been sent for that month, the member will receive a coupon with the new premium amount. If the premium coupons have already been sent, the member will need to pay the additional amount owed. The member will not receive a coupon for the difference that is owed.
The fiscal agent issues refunds if the member:
Lost MAPP eligibility and already paid the premium. Refunds will only be given if adverse action notice requirements were met.
Overpaid. The member overpaid and the excess cannot be applied to the next month’s premium.
Retroactive adjustment. The premium was recalculated and reduced for prior month(s).
Requested to close MAPP and already paid the premium.
The member’s estate can receive a refund if he or she dies between adverse action and the beginning of the benefit month.
Ongoing premium payments are sent to the MAPP Premium Unit. Checks are made out to "Medicaid Purchase Plan.” MAPP premiums are due on the 10th of the benefit month regardless of which payment method is chosen. For members who have chosen "direct pay’ as their payment method, the fiscal agent sends the premium coupon on the 20th of the month before the benefit month. The payment must be received by the fiscal agent by the 10th of the benefit month. EFT occurs on the third business day of the benefit month.
Cases are treated differently depending on when the late payment is received. The following explains the policy based on those time differences. Members must pay the payment that closed them, but do not have to pay the following month right away to open, unless the late pay is made after the benefit month.
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Example 4: If a member owed a premium for September and does not pay it until October, then he or she will need to pay both September and October. October eligibility will pend until the payment is received by the agency and recorded in CARES. |
The case will stay open for the benefit month even if no payment is received by the due date. It will close at the end of the benefit month if no payment is received by adverse action in the benefit month.
If a member pays between adverse action of the benefit month and the last day of the benefit month, he or she can reopen. Run eligibility with dates and confirm.
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Example 5: Adverse action is September 16. Jim’s September premium was due September 10. Jim has not paid his September premium by September 16. He does pay on September 26. The case closed effective September 30. Run with dates to open for October. Then run without dates for November eligibility. |
If the member pays any time in the month after the benefit month, he or she can reopen. He or she must pay the premium that closed them. If they owe a premium for that following month, he or she must pay that premium before CARES will open MAPP. The member must pay the IM agency directly (not the fiscal agent). The IM worker can check with the fiscal agent to see if a premium has already been collected for that month.
When the payment(s) is received, record the payment in CARES and run eligibility for the benefit month and confirm. Then run eligibility for the following month and confirm.
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Example 6: Adverse action is September 16. Jim has not paid his September premium by September 16. He pays on October 26. His case closed for October. Jim must pay both the premiums for September and October since they were in arrears before he will open. To reopen his case, run eligibility for October and confirm. Finally, run eligibility for November and confirm. (The November premium is not due until November 10 and does not have to be paid in advance.) |
If the member pays in the second month after the benefit month, it is a non-payment (see 26.5.6 Non-Payment below).
If a MAPP member does not pay the monthly premium by adverse action in the benefit month, apply an RRP (see Section 26.6 Restrictive Re-enrollment Period, unless there is good cause (see Section 26.6.2 Good Cause). The RRP begins with the first month of closure. If a late payment is received by the end of the month after the benefit month, lift the RRP.
You will be notified with a 056 Run SFED/SFEX alert in CARES if a MAPP member pays the monthly premium through EFT or direct payment by check, and the payment is rejected for insufficient funds. Apply an RRP, unless there is good cause (anything that is beyond the member’s control), and close the case. The RRP begins with the first month after closure. Determine if an overpayment exists and process the overpayment.
If a MAPP member chooses to de-request MAPP coverage, or opt out, anytime prior to the beginning of the next benefit month, close the case in CARES for the next possible month. If the case cannot be closed in CARES at the end of the current benefit month, do not impose an RRP. Close the case in CARES. Submit a Medicaid/BadgerCare Plus Eligibility Certification form (F-10110 [formerly DES 3070]) by mail or fax.
HP Enterprise Services
P.O. Box 7636
Madison, WI 53707
Enter "MAPP OPT OUT" in red in the Comments section of the Medicaid/BadgerCare Plus Eligibility Certification form.
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Example 7: Sally calls her worker on July 25 to de-request MAPP for August. Since Sally opted out prior to the benefit month, Sally should not owe a premium for August. The worker will need to change the request for MAPP on the MAPP page in CWW and zero out the premium due for August.
To zero out the premium, the worker has to alter the income for the process month. The altered income should be low enough that MAPP still passes with no premium and high enough that Sally does not qualify for another Medicaid subprogram. At this point, the worker runs the eligibility with appropriate dates and confirms the results. An RRP should not be imposed because Sally de-requested August MAPP coverage prior to the beginning of the benefit month.
Sally's worker must override the RRP on the Restrictive Reenrollment page in CWW by entering an override RRP end date using the reason code SY, system problem. Change the request for MAPP on the MAPP page in CWW to N, and suppress the CARES notice stating that Sally’s MAPP eligibility will end August 31. Send a manual negative notice indicating that Sally's MAPP eligibility ends July 31. |
A MAPP applicant’s decision to opt out does not affect other family members' eligibility for Medicaid or Medicaid-related programs.
This page last updated in Release Number: 17-01
Release Date: 05/05/2017
Effective Date: 05/05/2017
The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
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