To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Wisconsin State Statute 13.172 (2) directs the Department of Health Services to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding information on pharmacies and pharmacists that discontinue participation as a certified provider of medical assistance (MA). The mandate also requires the Department to report whether pharmacists comply with the medical assistance program's deductible and co-payment requirements.
A comparison of MA certified pharmacy providers in SFY 2007 and SFY 2008 indicates 94 new pharmacies were certified as MA providers in SFY 2008. In addition, 207 Wisconsin pharmacies' or pharmacists' MA certification ended in SFY 2008. One hundred twenty-four of these pharmacies no longer met certification requirements; 11 providers chose to discontinue their MA certification. There were 58 out-of-state pharmacies or pharmacists that were no longer certified as providers of medical assistance in SFY 2008.
The Department of Health Services has not received any complaints that pharmacists have incorrectly charged medical assistance participants a deductible or co-payment.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
Madison
April 13, 2009
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
I am pleased to submit to the Legislature the enclosed report as required by Chapter
153, Wisconsin Statutes. The report describes "the content and number of reports and currency of information and reports generated in the previous calendar year" by the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC). WHAIC produced all required reports.
Sincerely,
Karen E. Timberlake
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Building Commission
Madison
April 7, 2009
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
I am pleased to present the Building commission's recommended 2009-11 State Building Program to the Joint Committee on Finance for its review.
The Commission's recommendations are contained in two documents:
1. The Capital Budget Amendment to the 2009-11 Executive Budget Bill (2009 Assembly Bill 75). The jacketed copies have been submitted to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
2. The 2009-11 Capital Budget Recommendations document containing the Building Commission's recommended State Building Program for the next two years. This document has been delivered directly to the office of each member of the committee.
The staff of the Department of Administration will be available to assist you in any way possible in your review.
Sincerely,
David W. Helback
Secretary
