• Motion to recommend passage of Assembly Bill 43:
AYE
Please contact me if you have any questions pertaining to this matter.
Sincerely,
JIM SULLIVAN
State Senator, 5th Senate District
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
April 8, 2009
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. 124 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,
mark thomas for
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
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The committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Relating to confidentiality requirements of the Family Care program that prohibit benefit specialists from disclosing personally identifying information about a client without the client's informed consent, unless required by law.
No action taken.
Robert Jauch
Chairperson
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The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Relating to benefits covered by the Wisconsin medical assistance program.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
