The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

18-01 Version of 33.1 Estate Recovery Program Definition

The state seeks repayment of certain correctly paid health and long-term care benefits received by BadgerCare Plus members through all the following:

• Liens against property after the death of a member
• Claims against estates
• Affidavits

A lien is never filed against the home of a BadgerCare Plus member during their lifetime, even if the member is living in a nursing home or institutionalized in an inpatient hospital.

This page last updated in Release Number: 18-01
Release Date: 04/13/2018
Effective Date: 04/13/2018

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