Please note that changes have been proposed to the Wisconsin Medical Assistance Purchase Plan (MAPP). MAPP is a work incentive program that allows people with disabilities who are working, or are interested in working, the ability to “buy‐in” to Medicaid. MAPP is intended to support people with disabilities by enabling them to pursue jobs and careers without jeopardizing access to health and long term care coverage.
The MAPP Reform & Sustainability bill (LRB 2576) proposes the following changes:
- Institute a $25 premium for all participants under 150% of the federal poverty level (FPL), and a $50 or more premium for everyone over 150% FPL based on premium calculation.
- Treat earned and unearned income the same in regards to eligibility and premium calculations.
- Recognize in‐kind work as a form of self‐employment.
- Determine eligibility on the basis of the individual participant’s income and assets.
- For participants with adjusted income above 250% FPL, deduct all medical, remedial and long term care expenses from income to determine eligibility.
- Give participants the ability to contribute to their independence/retirement accounts without risking penalty in other Medicaid programs once they can no longer work or they retire.
- Report annually on the number of participants in the program, hours worked, wages per hour, total income levels, and other metrics that demonstrate increasing employment levels for MAPP participants.
For a PDF of the proposed bill, click here.
If you would like to support the MAPP Reform & Sustainability bill (LRB 2576), you can contact your legislator and ask them to co-sponsor the bill. Your legislator can add their name in support of the bill through the close of business TODAY, September 29, 2015.
You can find out who your State Senator and State Representative is by typing in your address under the “Find My Legislator” section on http://legis.wisconsin.gov/
