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• BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program. Documented and undocumented immigrants who are pregnant and ineligible for BadgerCare Plus solely due to their immigration status may be eligible for the BadgerCare Plus Prenatal Program. • BadgerCare Plus Emergency Services. Documented and undocumented immigrants who are children, pregnant women, parents, or caretakers and who are ineligible for BadgerCare Plus solely due to their immigration status may be eligible for coverage for BadgerCare Plus Emergency Services. • Tuberculosis (TB)-Related Medicaid. People infected with TB who are not eligible for any other category of full-benefit BadgerCare Plus or Medicaid may be eligible for limited benefits for the treatment of TB. 1.1.4 Wisconsin Medicaid Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides health coverage for Wisconsin residents who are elderly, blind, or disabled. In addition to this, Medicaid funds the benefits of most adults and children enrolled in BadgerCare Plus. Medicaid is also known as Medical Assistance, MA, and Title 19. 1.1.4.1 Medicaid Programs The following are different subprograms of Medicaid: • Home and Community Based Waivers Long-Term Care and IRIS • Institutional Long-Term Care Medicaid • Katie Beckett • Managed long-term care programs (Family Care, Family Care Partnership, Program of All- Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)) • Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Medicaid • SSI-related Medicaid • Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid • Emergency Services for Non-Qualifying Immigrants (limited benefit) • Medicare Savings Programs (limited benefit): ◦ Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) ◦ Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) ◦ Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Plus (SLMB+) ◦ Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (QDWI) • SeniorCare (limited benefit) 1.1.5 Health Care Choice It is possible for individuals to qualify for both BadgerCare Plus and Elderly, Blind, or Disabled (EBD) Medicaid based on financial and non-financial eligibility criteria (see CHAPTER 49 HEALTH CARE CHOICE). 1.1.6 Ways to Apply A person can apply for BadgerCare Plus: • Online using ACCESS • By phone by calling the income maintenance (IM) consortium or tribal agency • In-person at the IM consortium or tribal agency