State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services

Release 25-02
April 9, 2025

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7.1 Health Insurance Conditions of Eligibility

To prevent the crowd out of private insurance, BadgerCare Plus benefits may be denied or terminated for groups who have certain current health insurance coverage.

The following groups are subject to current health insurance coverage policies:

The following groups are exempt from the policies related to current health insurance coverage:

Childless adults are not eligible for BadgerCare Plus if they are enrolled in any part of Medicare except Medicare Part B Immunosuppressive Drug Benefit (Part B-ID).

This page last updated in Release Number: 25-02
Release Date: 04/09/2025
Effective Date: 02/22/2025


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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Publication Number: P-10171