AB40: Bill Text

AB40,579,3 2. An individual under subd. 1. is not ineligible if any of the good cause reasons described in par. (d) 2. a. to e. is the reason that the individual did not obtain health insurance coverage.

AB40,579,5 3. An individual under subd. 1. c. is not ineligible if any of the following good cause reasons is the reason the individual did not obtain health insurance coverage:

AB40,579,8 a. The parent of the individual is no longer employed by the employer through which the parent was eligible for coverage, and the parent does not have current coverage.

AB40,579,10 b. The employer of the parent of the individual discontinued providing health benefits to all employees.

AB40,579,13 4. The department may apply this paragraph to eligibility determinations for BadgerCare Plus only if the federal department of health and human services approves of the conditions to make that individual ineligible, if approval is required.

AB40,1129 Section 1129. 49.471 (8) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,579,21 49.471 (8) (ct) 1. If the federal department of health and human services approves the department's request to add private major medical insurance as a type of coverage which causes ineligibility, an individual who is not disabled and not pregnant, who is over 18 years of age, whose family income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line, and who has coverage provided by private major medical insurance in which the monthly premium does not exceed 9.5 percent of the family's monthly income is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus.

AB40,579,25 2. If the federal department of health and human services approves of the conditions to make that individual ineligible for BadgerCare Plus, an individual who is any of the following is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus if he or she has the major medical insurance coverage described under subd. 1.:

AB40,580,3 a. An individual who is not disabled and who is a child, or unborn child, of an individual whose family income is at a level determined by the department but no lower than 133 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,580,6 b. A parent or caretaker relative who is not disabled, not pregnant, and an adult and whose family income is at a level determined by the department but no lower than 100 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,1130 Section 1130. 49.471 (8) (d) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,580,9 49.471 (8) (d) 1. a. A pregnant woman, except as provided in pars. (cr) 1. c. and (fm) 4.

AB40,1131 Section 1131. 49.471 (8) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,580,11 49.471 (8) (d) 1. b. A child described in sub. (4) (a) 2. or (b) 2.

AB40,1132 Section 1132. 49.471 (8) (d) 1. g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,580,13 49.471 (8) (d) 1. g. An adult who is disabled.

AB40,1133 Section 1133. 49.471 (8) (d) 2. dg. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,580,16 49.471 (8) (d) 2. dg. The insurance is owned by someone not residing with the family and continuation of the coverage is beyond the family's control.

AB40,1134 Section 1134. 49.471 (8) (d) 2. dr. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,580,19 49.471 (8) (d) 2. dr. The insurance only covers services provided in a service area that is beyond a reasonable driving distance.

AB40,1135 Section 1135. 49.471 (8) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,1136 Section 1136. 49.471 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,581,5 49.471 (8) (f) If an individual with a family income that exceeds 150 percent of the poverty line had the health insurance coverage specified in par. (b) 1. but no longer has the coverage, or if an individual who is an unborn child or an unborn child's mother, regardless of family income, had health insurance coverage but no longer has the coverage, or if a pregnant woman specified in par. (e) has health insurance coverage and does not maintain the coverage, the individual or pregnant woman is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for the 3 calendar months following the month in which the insurance coverage ended without a good cause reason specified in par. (g).

AB40,1137 Section 1137. 49.471 (8) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,581,11 49.471 (8) (fm) If an individual who is one of the following individuals had the health insurance coverage specified in par. (cg) 1. or (ct) but no longer has the coverage, the individual is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for the 3 calendar months following the month in which the insurance coverage ended without a good cause reason specified in par. (g):

AB40,581,13 1. An individual who is not disabled and not pregnant, who is over 18 years of age, and whose family income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,581,17 2. If the federal department of health and human services approves of the department's request to make such an individual ineligible, an individual who is not disabled and who is a child of an individual whose family income is at a level determined by the department but no lower than 133 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,581,22 3. If the federal department of health and human services approves of the department's request to make such an individual ineligible, a parent or caretaker relative who is not disabled, not pregnant, and an adult and whose family income is at a level determined by the department but no lower than 100 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,582,3 4. If the federal department of health and human services approves of the department's request to make such an individual ineligible, an adult, including a pregnant individual, who is not disabled, who is under 26 years of age; who is eligible to be covered under coverage a parent receives from an employer; and whose family income is at a level determined by the department but no lower than 100 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,1138 Section 1138. 49.471 (8) (g) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,582,7 49.471 (8) (g) (intro.) Any of the following is a good cause reason for purposes of par. pars. (f) and (fm):

AB40,582,12 1. The individual or pregnant woman was covered by a group health plan that was provided by a subscriber through his or her employer, and the subscriber's employment ended for a reason other than voluntary termination, unless the voluntary termination was a result of the incapacitation of the subscriber or because of an immediate family member's health condition.

AB40,582,15 2. The individual or pregnant woman was covered by a group health plan that was provided by a subscriber through his or her employer, the subscriber changed employers, and the new employer does not offer health insurance coverage.

AB40,582,18 3. The individual or pregnant woman was covered by a group health plan that was provided by a subscriber through his or her employer, and the subscriber's employer discontinued health plan coverage for all employees.

AB40,582,20 4. The pregnant woman's individual's coverage was continuation coverage and the continuation coverage was exhausted in accordance with 29 CFR 2590.701-2 (4).

AB40,582,22 5. The individual's or pregnant woman's coverage terminated due to the death or change in marital status of the subscriber.

AB40,1139 Section 1139. 49.471 (8) (g) 5g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,582,25 49.471 (8) (g) 5g. The insurance coverage is owned by someone not residing with the family and continuation of the coverage is beyond the family's control.

AB40,1140 Section 1140. 49.471 (8) (g) 5r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,583,3 49.471 (8) (g) 5r. The insurance coverage only covers services provided in a service area that is beyond a reasonable driving distance.

AB40,1141 Section 1141. 49.471 (9) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,583,5 49.471 (9) (a) 2. b. A child described in sub. (4) (a) 2. or (b) 2.

AB40,1142 Section 1142. 49.471 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,583,13 49.471 (10) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 1m. and 4., a recipient who is an adult, who is not a pregnant woman, and whose family income is greater than 150 percent but not greater than 200 percent of the poverty line shall pay a premium for coverage under BadgerCare Plus that does not exceed 5 percent of his or her family income. If the recipient has self-employment income and is eligible under sub. (4) (b) 4., the premium may not exceed 5 percent of family income calculated before depreciation was deducted.

AB40,1143 Section 1143 . 49.471 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB40,583,22 49.471 (10) (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 1m. and 4., a recipient who is an adult, who is not a pregnant woman, and whose family income is greater than 150 percent but not greater than 200 percent of the poverty line shall pay a premium for coverage under BadgerCare Plus that does not exceed 5 percent of his or her family income. If the recipient has self-employment income and is eligible under sub. (4) (b) 4., the premium may not exceed 5 percent of family income calculated before depreciation was deducted.

AB40,1144 Section 1144. 49.471 (10) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,584,7 49.471 (10) (b) 1m. Except as provided in subd. 4., a recipient who is an adult parent or adult caretaker relative; who is not disabled, pregnant, or American Indian; and whose family income exceeds 133 percent of the federal poverty line shall pay a premium for coverage under BadgerCare Plus in an amount determined by the department that is based on a formula in which costs decrease for those with lower family incomes and that is no less than 3 percent of family income but no greater than 9.5 percent of family income. If the recipient has self-employment income and is eligible under sub. (4) (b) 4., the premium may not exceed 5 percent of family income calculated before depreciation was deducted.

AB40,1145 Section 1145 . 49.471 (10) (b) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB40,1146 Section 1146. 49.471 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,584,15 49.471 (10) (b) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. 3m. and 4., a recipient who is a child whose family income is greater than 200 percent of the poverty line shall pay a premium for coverage of the benefits described in sub. (11) that does not exceed the full per member per month cost of coverage for a child with a family income of 300 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,1147 Section 1147. 49.471 (10) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,1148 Section 1148. 49.471 (10) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,584,23 49.471 (10) (b) 3m. A recipient who is a child, who is not disabled, and whose family income is at a level determined by the department that is at least 150 percent of the poverty line shall pay a premium in an amount determined by the department. The department may apply this subdivision only to the extent the federal department of health and human services approves applying a premium to those individuals, if approval is required.

AB40,1149 Section 1149. 49.471 (10) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,585,2 49.471 (10) (b) 4. (intro.) None of the following shall pay a premium, except as provided in subd. 3m.:

AB40,1150 Section 1150. 49.471 (10) (b) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,585,4 49.471 (10) (b) 4. b. A child who is eligible under sub. (4) (a) 2. or (b) 2.

AB40,1151 Section 1151. 49.471 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,585,18 49.471 (10) (b) 5. If a recipient who is required to pay a premium under this paragraph or under sub. (2m) or (4) (c) either does not pay a premium when due or requests that his or her coverage under this section be terminated, the recipient's coverage terminates and. If the recipient is an adult, the recipient is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for 6 12 consecutive calendar months following the date on which the recipient's coverage terminated, except for any month during that 6-month 12-month period when the recipient's family income does not exceed 150 133 percent of the poverty line. If the recipient is a child, the recipient is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for 6 consecutive calendar months, or 12 consecutive calendar months if the federal department of health and human services approves, following the date on which the recipient's coverage terminated, except for any month during that period when the recipient's family income does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,1152 Section 1152 . 49.471 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB40,586,7 49.471 (10) (b) 5. If a recipient who is required to pay a premium under this paragraph or under sub. (2m) or (4) (c) either does not pay a premium when due or requests that his or her coverage under this section be terminated, the recipient's coverage terminates. If the recipient is an adult, the recipient is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for 12 consecutive calendar months following the date on which the recipient's coverage terminated, except for any month during that 12-month period when the recipient's family income does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line. If the recipient is a child, the recipient is not eligible for BadgerCare Plus for 6 consecutive calendar months, or 12 consecutive calendar months if the federal department of health and human services approves, following the date on which the recipient's coverage terminated, except for any month during that period when the recipient's family income does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.

AB40,1153 Section 1153. 49.471 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,586,12 49.471 (11) Benchmark plan benefits and copayments. (intro.) Recipients Except as provided in sub. (11r) and s. 49.45 (24j), recipients who are not eligible for the benefits described in s. 49.46 (2) (a) and (b) shall have coverage of the following benefits and pay the following copayments:

AB40,1154 Section 1154. 49.471 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,586,16 49.471 (11) (a) Subject to sub. (6) (k), prescription drugs bearing only a generic name, as defined in s. 450.12 (1) (b), with a copayment of no more than $5 per prescription, and subject to the Badger Rx Gold program discounts.

AB40,1155 Section 1155. 49.471 (11r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,586,21 49.471 (11r) Alternate Benchmark plan benefits and copayments. (a) If the department chooses to provide the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection, the department shall provide to the recipients described under sub. (4) (e) coverage for benefits similar to those in a commercial, major medical insurance policy.

AB40,587,3 (b) The department may charge copayments to recipients receiving coverage under the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection that are higher than copayments charged to recipients receiving coverage under the standard plan under s. 49.46 (2). The department may not charge to a recipient of coverage under the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line a copayment that exceeds 5 percent of the individual's family income for all members of the family.

AB40,587,6 (c) 1. The department may only provide coverage under the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection to the extent the alternate benchmark plan is approved by the federal department of health and human services.

AB40,587,10 2. If the department is providing coverage under the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection the department may discontinue coverage under the benchmark plan under sub. (11) for those individuals eligible for the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection.

AB40,587,13 3. The department may provide services to individuals enrolled in the alternate benchmark plan under this subsection through a medical home initiative similar to an initiative described under s. 49.45 (24j).

AB40,1156 Section 1156. 49.472 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,587,18 49.472 (1) (c) "Independence account" means an account approved by the department that consists solely of savings, and dividends or other gains derived from those savings, from income earned from paid employment after the initial date on which while an individual began is receiving medical assistance under this section.

AB40,1157 Section 1157. 49.472 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,588,2 49.472 (3) (a) The individual's family's and his or her spouse's total net income is less than 250% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. In For purposes of calculating the net income under this paragraph, the department shall apply all of the exclusions specified under 42 USC 1382a (b) , except that exclusions applied under 42 USC 1382a (b) (4) to earned income shall be applied to earned and unearned income combined, and shall exclude up to $500 per month of the individual's out-of-pocket medical and remedial expenses and long-term care costs, if any.

AB40,1158 Section 1158. 49.472 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,588,11 49.472 (3) (b) The individual's assets do not exceed $15,000. In determining assets, the department may not include assets that are excluded from the resource calculation under 42 USC 1382b (a) or; assets accumulated in an independence account; or, to the extent approved by the federal government, income or assets from retirement benefits earned or accumulated from income or employer contributions while the individual was employed and eligible for and receiving medical assistance under this section. The department may exclude, in whole or in part, the value of a vehicle used by the individual for transportation to paid employment.

AB40,1159 Section 1159. 49.472 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,588,16 49.472 (3) (f) The individual, if required to pay a premium under sub. (4) (a) 1., maintains premium payments calculated by the department in accordance with sub. (4), unless the individual is exempted from premium payments under sub. (4) (b) or (5).

AB40,1160 Section 1160. 49.472 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,588,24 49.472 (3m) Verifying income. The department shall verify income from work activity under sub. (3) (a) and (g) through documentation provided by the individual. The department shall require that, for an individual to be engaged in gainful employment under sub. (3) (g), the individual must be working and paying, or having withheld, federal social security and Medicare taxes and other applicable state or federal income taxes. The department shall require that the individual provide documentation of the taxes paid or withheld.

AB40,1161 Section 1161. 49.472 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,1162 Section 1162. 49.472 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB40,589,5 49.472 (4) (a) 1. An individual who is eligible for medical assistance under sub. (3) and receives medical assistance shall pay a monthly premium to the department if the individual's total earned and unearned income is equal to at least 150 percent of the poverty line for an individual.

AB40,1163 Section 1163. 49.472 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,589,9 49.472 (4) (a) 1m. Except as provided in par. (b), the premium required under subd. 1. shall be equal to 3 percent of the individual's total earned and unearned income, after the deductions specified in subd. 2., rounded down to the nearest $25.

AB40,1164 Section 1164. 49.472 (4) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,589,13 49.472 (4) (a) 2. (intro.) In determining an individual's total earned and unearned income under subd. 1. 1m., the department shall disregard all of the following: