MedicaidAdministrativeLow impact
New Companion Guides for the 270/271 Health Care Eligibility/Benefit Inquiry and Information Response and the 276/277 Health Care Claim Status Request and Response Transactions
Wisconsin Medicaid (ForwardHealth)·WI·Billing
Effective date
Jan 1, 2013
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
ForwardHealth is publishing new companion guides for electronic eligibility verification (270/271) and claim status inquiry (276/277) transactions to comply with HIPAA Standards Operating Rules. The formatting is changing but the content and transaction processes remain the same.
Action Required
By January 1, 2013: Billing team and EDI contacts should download the new companion guides for 270/271 and 276/277 transactions from the ForwardHealth Portal at www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/. Forward this update to technical staff, billing services, clearinghouses, or software vendors. No system changes are required as only formatting is changing, not content.