Public Comment
Providing information and obtaining input on changes from the public is of high importance for the state as we prepare to submit the request. By law, you have the opportunity to review the official waiver application and to provide comments for at least 30 days, starting September 12, 2022, and ending October 14, 2022. You may also provide comments through written or verbal statements during public hearings (see below). Public comments will be included in the waiver request submitted to CMS on or around November 15, 2022, and will be available on DHS’s website at the address listed below.
Public Hearings
Due to the public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state will not be conducting in-person meetings as part of the public notice process for this waiver application. CMS has the discretion to exempt the state from completing any aspect of the public notice process. Exemption reasons include demonstration by the state to CMS of the existence of unforeseen circumstances, such as the COVID-19 public health emergency, that directly threaten human lives and warrant an exception to the normal public notice process. Accordingly, the state will hold two webinars instead of in-person hearings.
- September 21, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Join online:
- Join by phone:
- 669-254-5252
- 646-828-7666
- 669-216-1590
- 551-285-1373
- Webinar ID: 160 423 6001
- September 28, 2022, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Join online:
- Join by phone:
- 669-254-5252
- 646-828-7666
- 669-216-1590
- 551-285-1373
- Webinar ID: 160 265 6786
- September 30, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Join online:
- Join by phone:
- 669-254-5252
- 646-828-7666
- 669-216-1590
- 551-285-1373
- Webinar ID: 160 313 2788
Copies of Waiver Documents
Copies of waiver documents, including the full public notice (to be posted on September 12, 2022), and the final waiver application, once complete, may be obtained from DHS at no charge by downloading the documents at dhs.wi.gov/medicaid/waiver-badgercare1115.htm or by contacting Bailey Dvorak at:
Mail: Bailey Dvorak
Division of Medicaid Services
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53707-0309
Phone: 608-267-5210
Fax: 608-266-3205, Attn: Bailey Dvorak
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed changes are welcome and will be accepted from September 12, 2022, through October 14, 2022. Written comments may be sent to:
Mail: Department of Health Services
Division of Medicaid Services
Attn: BadgerCare 1115 Waiver Extension
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53707-0309
Fax: 608-266-1096
