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Because the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (“DHS”) receives federal financial assistance, it must comply with federal civil rights requirements as a recipient of that financial assistance and must ensure that its recipients of the federal financial assistance also comply with federal civil rights laws. Accordingly, any organization that receives funds from DHS to... READ MORE

On July 9, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (“DHS”) recoupment policy requiring ‘perfection’ in documentation was invalid and unenforceable. In Kathleen Papa and Professional Homecare Providers, Inc. v. DHS, 2020 WI 66, the Court clarified that DHS has the authority to recoup payments only when the... READ MORE

On June 12, 2018, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (“Court”) affirmed a decision by a Wisconsin circuit court and held that a family planning clinic with multiple locations in Wisconsin (“Provider”) was not required to repay the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (“DHS”) a total of $185,074.80 related to Medicaid fee-for-service claims submitted for... READ MORE