WI Long-Term Care Redesign: Resources
Wisconsin's Long-Term Care (LTC) system is going through some major changes. In the 2015-2017 budget, Governor Walker and the legislature started a chain of events which will likely lead to major changes in how people receive LTC support. Below is a list of resources to help you understand what's happening and learn how you can get involved. We encourage you to check these out and share your resources as well.
- Webinar (audio-recording): Long-Term Care in the Wisconsin State Budget for 2015-2017: Whats Next?: InControl Wisconsin held a webinar with Lynn Breedlove, Co-chair of the Wisconsin Long-Term Care Coalition, and Lisa Pugh, Public Policy Director of Disability Rights Wisconsin, about what's next for LTC in Wisconsin.
- Powerpoint for the webinar: Long-Term Care in the Wisconsin State Budget for 2015-2017: Whats Next? Oct. 12, 2015 Presentation (PDF)
- Progress Report from WI Dept. of Health Services to WI Joint Finance Committee, Oct. 1, 2015
- Informational Paper by the WI Legislative Fiscal Bureau about the Medicaid Waiver programs (including Family Care and IRIS).
- Report: Family support and intergenerational caregiving
- Report: Aging Family Caregivers
- Report: Caregiving in the US (AARP)
- Survival Coalition Website
- WI Long-Term Care Coalition Website
- Save IRIS Facebook Page
- WI Long-Term Care Coalition Facebook Page
On November 18th, the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care held an Informational hearing on Medicaid Managed Care - Family Care-IRIS 2.0. Below are links to the video recording of it as well as the PowerPoints that were used.
