ForwardHealth: Resources for Community Partners
Our community partners can use this page to find important updates and resources about ForwardHealth. You can use this information to encourage people to enroll in ForwardHealth programs, such as:
ForwardHealth providers, community partners, and advocacy groups can submit proposals for Medicaid to cover new products or services in Wisconsin. Learn how to submit a request for Medicaid coverage.
Join the ForwardHealth community partner email list
Policy updates
We host biweekly policy calls in our stakeholder call series. These calls are not recorded, but they inform the community of updates to our eligibility policy and changes to rules that affect programs like FoodShare and Medicaid.
Information about the next call
- Date: Wednesday, March 22, 12–1 p.m.
- Topic: COVID-19 Unwinding and FoodShare emergency allotments
- How to join: Join the Zoom meeting, and use meeting ID 1615591331; or call 669-254-5252 and use meeting ID 1615591331.
- Questions? Email dhsforwardhealthpartners@dhs.wisconsin.gov with questions or to suggest topics for future calls
Recent emails
Below are recent emails regarding program updates.
- March 21: March 22 Stakeholder Call: COVID-19 Unwinding and FoodShare Emergency Allotments
- March 7: March 8 Stakeholder Call: COVID-19 Unwinding and the Pandemic EBT Program
- March 1: Wisconsin Makes It Easier for BadgerCare Plus Members to Get and Keep Health Care Benefits Based on Their Annual Income
- January 24: January 25 Stakeholder Call: FoodShare Updates, COVID-19 Unwinding, and the Pandemic EBT Program
- January 13: Extra FoodShare COVID-19 Pandemic Benefits Ending February 2023
- January 10: January 11 Stakeholder Call: Update on Wisconsin's Unwinding of Temporary Pandemic Policies Following Recent Federal Action
- December 23: January 11 Special Stakeholder Call: Update on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Unwinding and Pending Federal Action
- December 5: December 7 Stakeholder Call: Update on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Communications Plans, the Pandemic EBT Program, and FoodShare Emergency Allotments
ACCESS website
People can use the ACCESS website to:
- Find out which programs they may be able to enroll in.
- Apply for:
- Get up-to-date information about the status of their benefits for these programs:
- BadgerCare Plus
- Caretaker Supplement
- Family Planning Only Services
- FoodShare
- Medicaid
- SeniorCare
- Report changes.
- Renew their benefits.
- Submit the FoodShare Six-Month Report form.
Here are some ACCESS resources:
The MyACCESS mobile app
With the MyACCESS mobile app, people can:
- Check their benefits.
- Set up reminders.
- Submit documents.
- Update their address.
- View their digital ForwardHealth or SeniorCare cards.
Here are some MyACCESS resources:
Key program resources
- BadgerCare Plus
- FoodShare (use the ebtEDGE mobile app and ebtEDGE website to view account information)
- Family Planning Only Services
- ForwardHealth (member page)
More resources
COVID-19 updates
- Emergency “unwinding” partner toolkit
- ForwardHealth member program updates
- ForwardHealth provider news and resources
Worker help
Enrollment data and reports
- BadgerCare Plus enrollment data
- FoodShare reports
- ForwardHealth enrollment reports
- ForwardHealth Medicaid county/tribe reports
- Medicaid Plan for Monitoring Access to Fee-for-Service Health Care (PDF)