39.6 BadgerCare Plus Deductible

Immigrants who apply for Emergency Services and who are under 19 years of age and ineligible due to access to health insurance or who are pregnant and have countable household income over 300% of the FPL, may become eligible for BadgerCare Plus Emergency Services through a BadgerCare Plus deductibleThe amount of health care expenses an insured person is required to incur before benefits are payable under a health insurance plan.. If, on the date he or she applies and he or she meets all other eligibility criteria, apply the same deductible policies to him or her as any other applicantA request for BadgerCare Plus coverage. The request must be on the Department's or Federally-facilitated Marketplace’s application, registration form or account transfer (from Federally-facilitated Marketplace) and must contain name, address, and a valid signature. The applicant must submit a signed and completed application form to complete the application process.. (Chapter 17)

This page last updated in Release Number: 07-01

Release Date: 10/29/07

Effective Date: 02/01/08

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.

Publication Number: P-10171