ForwardHealth Community Partners

Updates for local agencies, community-based organizations, and providers who provide assistance to members of Wisconsin's health and nutrition public assistance programs.

July 12 Stakeholder Call Canceled

The Wisconsin programs eligibility policy updates stakeholder call scheduled for July 12 has been canceled.

The next call is currently scheduled for July 26 at 12 p.m.

July and August Health Care Program Renewal Updates

• For health care renewals due in July, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) sent renewal packets last month and is asking members to submit their renewals by July 18 to avoid any gaps in coverage.
• For health care renewals due in August, DHS started mailing renewal packets this week, and is asking members to submit their renewals by August 17.

Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Program Updates

• The final School P-EBT benefit issuance for the 2022-23 school year is scheduled for July 15.
• The only 2023 Summer P-EBT benefit issuance took place on June 17. 
  • In total, DHS sent out just under $43 million worth of benefits.
  • Those benefits went to more than 357,000 children across nearly 200,000 households.
• For families that don't agree with the amount of P-EBT benefits they got during the 2022-2023 school year or for the summer of 2023, the last day that fair hearing requests can be made is July 31.
• More P-EBT information will be shared at the upcoming July 26 call.

Stay in the Know

• If you have not already done so, register for the DMS-Medicaid Unwinding Communications listserv to get updates from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services about the Unwinding.
• For more information about how ForwardHealth programs are being affected by the end of temporary federal policies that were in place because of COVID-19, visit the ForwardHealth program updates webpage.
• For the latest information about COVID-19 in Wisconsin, visit the COVID-19 webpage.

About the stakeholder call series

The stakeholder call series provides an opportunity for our partners and stakeholders to learn about policy updates and rule changes affecting Wisconsin programs, such as FoodShare and Medicaid.

If you have COVID-19 Unwinding questions, questions about the calls, or would like to suggest a topic for a future call, please email us.

Please do not respond to this email. The email box is not monitored and you will not receive a personal response. You are receiving this notification because you have asked to be added to the ForwardHealth Partners information list. For questions, please contact DHS ForwardHealth Partners. Thank you.