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• Living arrangement (for example, institutionalization, incarceration) • Change in marital status • Change in insurance coverage, including Medicare starting or ending • Changes in disability status Note If a member reports their release from prison or jail untimely, suspended Medicaid must be lifted effective for the first of the month when the person was released from prison or jail (see SECTION 13.4 SUSPENSION END DATE). This page last updated in Release Number: 26-03 Release Date: 08/12/2026 Effective Date: 08/12/2026 12.3 Financial Change Reporting Medicaid members must report the following financial changes within 10 days of the occurrence: • Changes in income • Changes in assets • Changes in medical expenses, including medical insurance premiums and Medicare premiums • Changes in housing or utility bills Example Sally’s countable income has been $950 each month since she applied in January. In June her income increased to $1050 each month. She must report the change by July 10. This page last updated in Release Number: 26-03 Release Date: 08/12/2026 Effective Date: 08/12/2026 12.4 Change Reporting Methods Members can report changes using one of the following methods: • ACCESS • Mail or fax the Wisconsin Medicaid Change Report (F-10137) • Call their agency • Go to their agency This page last updated in Release Number: 26-03 Release Date: 08/12/2026 Effective Date: 08/12/2026 13.1 Introduction When a Medicaid applicant or member is an inmate, they may be eligible for suspended Medicaid. Suspension is a type of eligibility in which an inmate continues to be enrolled in Medicaid while incarcerated, and does not have to complete a new application to regain benefits when released. An inmate is someone who resides in a public institution on an involuntary basis through operation of law enforcement authorities. For example, a prisoner in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility is considered an inmate. The following individuals are not considered to be inmates for the purposes of Medicaid: • A staff person voluntarily residing in a public institution is not considered an inmate.