State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
October 26, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Wisconsin State Statute 13.172 (2) directs the Department of Health and Family 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 MA program's deductible and co‐payment requirements.
A comparison of MA certified pharmacy providers in SFY 2006 and SFY 2007 indicates 65 new pharmacies were certified as MA providers in SFY 2007. In addition, 21 Wisconsin pharmacies' or pharmacists' MA certification ended in SFY 2007. Twenty of those pharmacies no longer met certification requirements; many because their business had closed altogether. One provider chose to discontinue their MA certification. There were 25 out‐of‐state pharmacies or pharmacists that were no longer certified as providers of MA in SFY 2007.
The Department of Health and Family Services has not received any complaints that pharmacists have incorrectly charged MA participants a deductible or co‐payment.
With warm regards,
Kevin R. Hayden
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health and Health Care Reform.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
October 31, 2007
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes) and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the “temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative cash balances during the month of September 2007.
On September 13, 2007, the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance closed at a negative $12 thousand. This negative balance continued through September 30, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $55 thousand. The Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund cash balance reached its intra month low of a negative $56 thousand on September 17, 2007. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On September 1, 2007, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a negative $2 thousand. This negative balance continued through September 30, 2007, when the fund's cash balance closed at a negative $2 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund and Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund shortfalls were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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Representative J. Ott moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 6.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
1:16 P.M.
