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Home » Press Releases » Rep. Vining: Bipartisan bill providing prerelease medical assistance coverage for incarcerated individuals co-sponsored by Rep. Robyn Vining signed into law
MADISON– Governor Tony Evers signed into law a bill that would provide prerelease Medical Assistance program coverage to incarcerated individuals (2025 Assembly Bill 604, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 233). The new law directs the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to submit a request for a waiver of federal Medicaid law to provide this coverage, which would cover case management services, medi...