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Covered Services

These are the services the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan will cover.  These covered services may change.  You should always check with your provider to see if the service you want is covered.  Some services covered under the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan will have a co-payment.  Co-payment amounts are based on your income. 

MONTHLY INCOME LIMITS                                            100% FPL 200% FPL
(Based on Federal Poverty Levels) Single  $902.50 $1,805.00
Married Couple  $1,214.17   $2,428.33

For current guidelines go to badgercareplus.org/fpl.htm.

BadgerCare Plus Core Plan will cover these services:

  • Chiropractic services

  • Doctor visits

  • Hospital services

  • Emergency room visits

  • Emergency ambulance rides

  • Emergency dental services

  • Some prescription drugs

  • Physical therapy

  • Occupational therapy

  • Speech therapy

  • Cardiac rehabilitation

  • Durable medical equipment

  • Disposable medical supplies

  • Dialysis/kidney-related services

This is a picture of a NoteNote:  For co-payment amounts and other limits on the services listed above, please refer to the chart below.

BadgerCare Plus Core Plan does not cover these services:

  • Non-emergency dental services

  • Hearing services

  • Routine vision exams

  • Home health care

  • Hospice

  • Inpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services 

  • Non-emergency transportation

  • Nursing home care

  • Podiatry

  • Reproductive health services (these services are covered through BadgerCare Plus Family Planning Waiver Services)

  • Services for children and pregnant women

 

 
Covered Services Co-payment — Income Below 100% FPL Co-payment — Income Between 100% and 200% FPL
Chiropractic services $0.50 to $3 per service $0.50 to $3 per service
Visits to the doctor
  • Includes office visits, surgical procedures, radiology and laboratory services
  • Mental health visits are only covered when they are with a psychiatrist
  • For substance abuse, physician services are cover
  • Routine eye exams are not covered
 $0.50 to $3 per service, limited to $30 per provider per calendar year.  

No co-payments for emergency services, preventive care, anesthesia, or clozapine management.

 Same as for people below 100% FPL.

Hospital services

  • This includes inpatient and outpatient visits.

  • Inpatient mental health services are not covered.

For outpatient visits, $3 per visit.

For inpatient visits, $3 per day.  For each stay, you will not have to pay more than $75 in co-payments.

You will not have to pay more than $300 per year in co-payments for all of your hospital services. 

 For outpatient visits, $15 per visit. 

For inpatient visits, $100 per stay.

You will not have to pay more than $300 in co-payments per year for all of your hospital services.
Emergency room visits and ambulance rides for emergencies. $0 $60 per visit for the emergency room.  You don’t have to pay if you are admitted to the hospital.
Emergency dental services. $0 $0

Prescription drugs

  • In most cases, generic drugs and some over-the-counter drugs are covered.

 Up to $5 per item.  You will pay no more than $20 per month per pharmacy provider. Same as for people below 100% FPL.

Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy

  • There is a limit of 20 visits per year for each type of therapy.  Cardiac rehabilitation visits counts toward the 20 visits under physical therapy.

$0.50 to $3 per service.  

Co-payments will not be charged after the first 30 hours or $1,500 of each type of therapy, whichever occurs first, each enrollment year.

 Same as for people below 100% FPL.

Durable Medical Equipment 

  • This has a benefit limit of $2,500 per year.  Rental items count towards the limit.

 $0.50 to $3 per item. Same as for people below 100% FPL.

Disposable Medical Supplies 

  • This is limited to syringes, diabetic pens, ostomy supplies and items used with durable medical equipment.

 $0.50 to $3 per unit of item. $0.50 to $3 per unit of item.
Dialysis and other kidney-related services for people with end-stage renal disease, who do not qualify for Medicare end-stage renal disease services. $0 $0

To see if the prescription drug you need is covered you can ask your pharmacy or check the links below.

 

P-10194 (07/09)