DHA Case No. CWA 216117 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 11, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF IRIS benefits may be backdated if agency error causes unreasonable delay. In this case, the petitioner’s renewal was due September 17 and partially submitted on September 18, but a required signature was not provided until October 10, resulting […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 219604 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Sep. 29, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In this case, the petitioners filed a Marketplace application for health insurance that erroneously omitted their income. They corrected this within an hour, but not before the system sent their no-income application to the consortium for BadgerCare Plus, […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 218679 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Sep. 2, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF As stated in the recent DMS Ops Memo 25-07, the state must maintain Medicaid coverage while completing regularly scheduled renewals as long as the renewal is received before the end of the month the renewal is due. In […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 218412 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Aug. 25, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF If a married applicant’s spouse refuses to cooperate with signing the Medicaid application or providing information, the applicant can request an undue hardship waiver of the application denial. That undue hardship request must describe and document “all attempts […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 216468 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Aug. 4, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Late renewals can cause a gap in Community Waivers enrollment, though the Department has allowed for an expedited re-enrollment process to minimize this. In this case, the petitioner completed a late renewal and would have used the expedited […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 218663 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jul. 24, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF As stated in the recent DMS Ops Memo 25-07, the state must maintain Medicaid coverage while completing regularly scheduled renewals as long as the renewal is received before the end of the month the renewal is due. In […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 218281 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jun. 25, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF As stated in the recent DMS Ops Memo 25-07, the state must maintain Medicaid coverage while completing regularly scheduled renewals as long as the renewal is received before the end of the month the renewal is due. In […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 216814 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jun. 18, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF IRIS benefits may be backdated if agency error causes unreasonable delay. In this case, the petitioner mistakenly reported a new life insurance policy during his renewal that was actually owned by his ex-wife. He then had understandable difficulty […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 217686 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jun. 17, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Eligibility for Institutional MA can be backdated up to three months before the month of application. In this case, the petitioner applied several times over many months and repeatedly failed to provide required verification by the deadline. Ultimately, […] Read more

DHA Case No. FCP 218179 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jun. 16, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Before disenrolling a member from Family Care, an MCO must give at least ten days’ notice, with the opportunity for the member to request that services be continued pending an appeal. In this case, the petitioner failed to […] Read more

DHA Case No. CWA 217567 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals June 6, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF IRIS policy requires IRIS Consultant Agencies (ICAs) to provide assistance and education regarding eligibility, including assisting with maintaining financial eligibility at annual renewals. In this case, the petitioner’s ICA failed to help him navigate his annual renewal and […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 216012 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 18, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A notice is not adequate if it does not expressly identify the program for which benefits are denied. Also, an application cannot be denied merely because the applicant lacks the power to produce verification. In this case, the […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDV 67/105685 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals 2009) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A divestment penalty period does not start until the individual is institutionalized, has applied for Medicaid, and is “otherwise eligible,” according to DHS policy effective since 2009. In this early case applying the new policy, the petitioner applied in February […] Read more

DHA Case No. MGE 216329 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals May 9, 2025) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF When an agency error causes a delay in an individual’s enrollment in Family Care, the enrollment date may be adjusted. In this case, the petitioner submitted his 183-page Medicaid application in three faxes on October 29 and received […] Read more