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ForwardHealth Update 2025-31: ForwardHealth Holiday Schedule
Wisconsin ForwardHealth·WI·Provider Update
Effective date
Nov 27, 2025
We identified it
Jun 18, 2026
Summary
ForwardHealth (Wisconsin Medicaid programs) has updated their holiday schedule for 2025-2026, specifying when offices are closed and how holidays affect claim submission deadlines and payment processing. Claims must still meet weekly processing deadlines, and payment delays of one day will occur depending on which day of the week holidays fall.
Action Required
By November 27, 2025: Billing team must review ForwardHealth holiday schedule and adjust claim submission timing to ensure claims complete processing by 6 p.m. deadlines (Mondays for WWWP/HDAP, Tuesdays for WCDP, Fridays for Medicaid/BadgerCare Plus/SeniorCare). Contact clearinghouse vendors for their holiday schedules. Expect payment delays of one day when holidays fall on Mondays, Wednesdays (WCDP only), or Thursdays (EFT only).