Dept. of Health Services: Seeks input on family care and family care partnership programs for waiver renewal

Contact:
Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller
608-266-1683

People who receive services and others who are interested can share ideas about how to improve programs for the next five years

From now until August 1, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is seeking input about how we can make the Family Care and Family Care Partnership programs the best they can be. DHS will use the input to make proposed changes to the Family Care and Family Care Partnership waivers.

Family Care and Family Care Partnership are Medicaid long-term care programs for older adults and adults with disabilities. The goal is to get members the services they need to live in a home setting when possible. Together, the programs serve about 57,000 people across Wisconsin.

“Family Care is such an important, innovative program for people who have disabilities, are older, or have a chronic illness,” said DHS Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson. “This is an opportunity to get direct feedback from the people who are served by Family Care on how it can be even better.”

View the entire news release.