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Announcing Wisconsin Medicaid's companion document for the HIPAA-compliant 835 Health Care Claim Payment/Advice

Wisconsin Medicaid (ForwardHealth)·WI·Billing
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

Wisconsin Medicaid has released a companion document for interpreting HIPAA-compliant 835 Health Care Claim Payment/Advice transactions. This document provides Wisconsin Medicaid-specific information to help providers understand electronic payment and remittance advice data, with implementation dates to be announced in future updates.

Action Required

Action needed
When implementation dates are announced: Download the Wisconsin Medicaid companion document from www.dhfs.state.wi.us/medicaid/ or call (800) 947-9627 for paper copies. Billing team should review the companion document alongside national HIPAA Implementation Guides to properly interpret 835 electronic payment transactions from Wisconsin Medicaid.

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