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Report on the Evaluation of Family Care
April 2011

In July 2010, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee of the Wisconsin Legislature directed the Legislative Audit Bureau to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the Family Care program. In completing their work, the Audit Bureau reviewed:

• Program expenditures and participation for the five-year period from fiscal year (FY) 2005-06 through FY 2009-10;
• Services provided to program participants and how their needs are assessed;
• The process for setting capitation rates that control payments to the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) for care management and paying provider claims;
• The financial solvency of the nine MCOs that currently participate in Family Care, as well as financial and program oversight by DHS; and
• Quality-of-care indicators.

The full report on the findings is available on the Audit Bureau's website at http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lab/index.htm (Exit DHS). A link is available on that page for submitting comments. 

Last Revised: May 02, 2011