Medicaid: News for Members
Featured story: Medicaid and FoodShare operating as usual
Concerned about your benefits? FoodShare, BadgerCare Plus, and other Medicaid programs are continuing to serve Wisconsinites like you who rely on these benefits.
- You can still get the health care and services you need. This includes prescriptions, doctor’s visits, ongoing treatments, and other benefits.
- You can use any FoodShare benefits available on your QUEST card. February FoodShare is scheduled to go on cards as usual.
We will continue to track any updates to federal policy and communicate them here. Check back for the latest information.
Other news
Caregiver training now available in Hmong and Spanish
Free online training to become a certified direct care professional (CDCP) is now available in three languages. | February 4, 2025
Get Medicaid enrollment and renewal data
See how many Wisconsinites are covered, and explore statewide trends by county, race, and ethnicity. | November 20, 2024
Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid program enhanced
If you have breast or cervical cancer or precancerous conditions, it's now easier than ever to apply for benefits. | October 19, 2024
Take control of your reproductive health
If you're not enrolled in Wisconsin Medicaid or BadgerCare Plus, you may still qualify for sexual and reproductive health care, including birth control. | August 30, 2024
19-year-olds: get health insurance
Between now and mid-November, BadgerCare Plus members who turned 19 in the last four years will get a letter about how to qualify for health care benefits. | August 19, 2024
Talk to your doctor in your preferred language
As a BadgerCare Plus or Wisconsin Medicaid member, you can have an interpreter at your medical appointments at no cost to you. | June 26, 202
Wisconsin’s Medicaid programs
Wisconsin's Medicaid programs include BadgerCare Plus and many others that meet the needs of children, adults, pregnant people, older adults, and people with disabilities, including:
- BadgerCare Plus
- BadgerCare Plus Emergency Services
- BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Services
- Emergency Services Medicaid
- Family Care
- Family Care Partnership
- Family Planning Only Services
- Foster Care Medicaid
- Institutional Medicaid
- IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct)
- Katie Beckett Medicaid
- Medicaid Purchase Plan
- Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- SeniorCare
- Supplemental Security Income Medicaid
- Supplemental Security Income-Related Medicaid
- Tuberculosis-Related Medicaid
- Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid
Most news items apply to all programs, but there may be some exceptions. You will be notified if your benefits are affected. Contact your agency if you have questions.