Badgercare provides affordable health insurance to qualified children and adults under the age of 65. To learn more about BadgerCare, visit http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/index.htm

How to apply:

Are you an adult between 19-64 years old who is not pregnant and with no dependent children living in the home? State law requires new rules for you beginning February 1, 2020.

  • Copay for emergency room visits that are not an emergency
  • Monthly premium (depending on your income)
  • A treatment needs question
  • An optional health survey to help lower your monthly premium

Learn more at BadgerCare Plus Changes for Childless Adults

 

Civil Rights For Health Care-Related Programs

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.  The Department of Health Services does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.     

The Department of Health Services:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Qualified sign language interpreters
    • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact Marathon County Social Services civil rights coordinator Julia Wicke-Business Manager.

If you believe that the Department of Health Services has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Department of Health Services, Attn: Civil Rights Coordinator, 400 East Thomas Street, Wausau, WI 54403, 715-261-7500, TTY: 711, Fax: 715-261-7510, julia.wicke@co.marathon.wi.us. You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email.  If you need help filing a grievance, the Department of Health Service civil rights coordinator is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, D.C., 20201

800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html