Assembly Bill 871
Intensive care coordination program in the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 22, 2018
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2018
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 20, 2018
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 279
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to create a program to reimburse hospitals and health care systems for intensive care coordination services provided to Medical Assistance recipients. Subject to some limitations, DHS must develop a process for selecting hospitals and health care systems that submit an application including a description of their programs as specified in the bill, including a statement that the hospital or health care system will use emergency department utilization data to identify Medical Assistance recipients to receive intensive care coordination to reduce use of the emergency department.
Under the bill, DHS reimburses a hospital or health care system participating in the program $250 initially for each Medical Assistance recipient who is not a Medicare recipient who is enrolled in intensive care coordination for six months. If the participant demonstrates progress in reducing emergency department visits for at least half of its enrollee population, the participant receives an additional $250 per enrollee. The program participant may enroll each Medical Assistance recipient in the program for an additional six months for an additional initial reimbursement of $250 per enrollee and, if the participant demonstrates progress in reducing emergency department visits for at least half of its enrollee population, $250 per enrollee at the end of the additional six months.
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Annually, each hospital and health care system that is eligible for reimbursement shall submit a report containing certain information, as specified in the bill, from which DHS must calculate the costs saved to the Medical Assistance program by avoiding emergency department visits. If DHS calculates a cost savings, DHS must distribute savings to the hospital or health care system as specified in the bill. The bill requires DHS to obtain any necessary approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to implement the reimbursement program. DHS may implement any part of the program if the federal department disapproves. The bill requires DHS to implement at least two pilot programs for intensive care coordination by a deadline specified in the bill.
Who's behind it
28 lawmakers are its . 19 are Republicans and 9 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (28)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Barca and Vruwink
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Feb 15, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 95 to 0 · Feb 20, 2018 · 3 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (95)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
Didn't vote (3)
- Adam Jarchow (R, 28)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- Jesse Kremer (R, 59)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 17, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 17, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 279.
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Apr 12, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 20, 2018
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 15, 2018
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 12, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 21, 2018
The Senate received it.
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Feb 20, 2018
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2018
The Assembly passed it, 95 to 0.
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Feb 20, 2018
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 15, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 15, 2018
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Jan 29, 2018
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jan 26, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 25, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 25, 2018
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 22, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Jan 22, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Brandtjen, Edming, Fields, Genrich, Hutton, Katsma, Kitchens, Kolste, Kooyenga, Nygren, Petryk, Pope, Quinn, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Weatherston and Crowley; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Feyen, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Johnson, LeMahieu, Olsen and L. Taylor
- Jan 22, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 25, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Murphy added as a coauthor
- Jan 26, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Felzkowski added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly
Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- Feb 1, 2018 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:59 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26
- Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sanfelippo and Rodriguez
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 12, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 12, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 15, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 15, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 30, 2018 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-30-2018
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018
- Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 279
- Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly
Published 4-17-2018
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote