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1.1 Introduction to Medicaid 1.1.1 Introduction Wisconsin Medicaid is a state/federal program that provides health coverage for Wisconsin residents who are elderly, blind, or disabled or receive WWWMA. Medicaid is also known as Medical Assistance, MA, and Title 19. 1.1.2 Subprograms of Medicaid There are different subprograms of Medicaid: Full-Benefit EBD Medicaid Programs • SSI-Related Medicaid • Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP) • Katie Beckett Medicaid • Wisconsin Well Woman Medicaid (WWWMA) • SSI Medicaid Full-Benefit Long-Term Care Programs • Institutional Medicaid • Community Waivers Programs, which include: ◦ Family Care ◦ Family Care Partnership ◦ Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) ◦ Include, Respect, I Self-Direct (IRIS) ◦ Children’s Long-term Support Waiver Program (CLTS) Limited-Benefit EBD Medicaid Programs • Medicare Savings Program: ◦ Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) ◦ Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) ◦ Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Plus (SLMB+) ◦ Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (QDWI) • Emergency Medicaid • SeniorCare A person may qualify for one or more of the subprograms listed above, and will be found eligible if they meet all the requirements for a given subprogram. Individuals who do not qualify under a subprogram listed above may be eligible for BadgerCare Plus. See the BadgerCare Plus Handbook for more information. People eligible for federal or state SSI are categorically eligible for SSI Medicaid and receive this form of Medicaid automatically. The Social Security Administration makes determinations of SSI eligibility for SSI recipients and receipt of SSI is the only eligibility criterion for SSI Medicaid.