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Wisconsin Association of Health Plans expands focus to include Medicaid long-term care

by Tim Stumm | Dec 1, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Starting next year, the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans will begin advocating in the Medicaid long-term care space, Executive Director John Nygren said Tuesday.

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DHS awards $12 million for direct care workforce initiatives

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 4, 2022 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services has awarded $12 million to 43 organizations for boosting and expanding the direct care workforce for those who are elderly or have disabilities.

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Wisconsin to offer some Medicaid members housing support

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 28, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s Medicaid program will now offer housing services for some families, after the federal government signed off on a state plan Thursday.

DHS expects to know more about future of Medicaid’s continuous enrollment policy in mid-November

by Tim Stumm | Oct 25, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

State officials expect to know around Nov. 12 whether the federal government will continue the public health emergency over COVID-19—and the associated continuous enrollment policy for Medicaid.

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DHS: 12,000-plus Medicaid members’ information may have been exposed

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 10, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

More than 12,000 Medicaid members’ information may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals, according to a Department of Health Services statement released Friday.

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Medicaid expected to end biennium with $504.9 million surplus

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 3, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Medicaid is projected to end the biennium in the black with a $504.9 million surplus in state money, according to a report released last week by the Department of Health Services.

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BadgerCare Plus rolls rise by around 8,000

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 30, 2022 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The state’s BadgerCare Plus rolls grew by almost 8,000 people last month.

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DHS provides updates on ARPA, Family Care MCO acquisitions

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 19, 2022 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Department of Health Services officials last week gave an update on where the state stands on a series of long-term care initiatives funded by hundreds of millions in federal dollars.

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