What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a federal/state program that
pays health care providers to deliver essential health care and long-term care
services to frail elderly, people with disabilities and low-income families
with dependent children, and certain other children and pregnant women. The
Medicaid programs in Wisconsin include Medical Assistance, BadgerCare and SeniorCare. Medicaid, BadgerCare
and SeniorCare are essential to the safety and
well-being of the citizens of our state. These important programs protect our seniors,
the poor and those most vulnerable in Wisconsin.
Who is eligible?
You may qualify
for Medicaid if you are a citizen of the United States or an eligible person, meet the financial eligibility requirements,
and are in one of the following categories:
·
A relative
caretaker of a deprived child.*
·
Pregnant.
·
Under age 19.
·
Age 65 or older
·
Blind or
disabled.
*A deprived child is a child who has
one or both parents absent from the home or has both parents in the home but
one parent is incapacitated, unemployed, or an offender working without pay.
The caretaker must be a relative of the child to be covered by Medicaid.
Benefit
Programs:
·
Wisconsin BadgerCare
o
You must have children under age 19 living with you.
o
Your income must be within the guideline limits.
o
There is no limit on assets.
o
You must not be covered by health insurance.
·
SeniorCare
o Wisconsin's Prescription Drug
Assistance Program
o
Must
be a Wisconsin resident.
o
Must
be 65 years of age or older.
o
Must
pay a $30 annual enrollment fee per person.
o
Only income is measured. Assets, such as bank accounts, insurance policies, home
property, etc., are not counted.