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Act 21 Case Finally Moving Forward

After over a year on hold before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the two cases involving the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’s Act 21 explicit authority have finally started moving again with another requested briefing on legislative intervention.

GLLF Press Release on Papa v. DHS

Madison, Wisconsin — On July 9, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously held the Department of Health Services (DHS) Medicaid auditing and claw-back policies exceeded DHS’s explicit recoupment authority. This decision in Kathleen Papa v. DHS (2017AP634) was a resounding victory for Wisconsin’s regulated community.