Family Care, Family Care Partnership, and PACE: What’s New

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Wisconsin expands long-term care options for Medicaid members—October 2025

Beginning in 2026, more than 18,000 Family Care and Family Care Partnership (Partnership) members in western and southwestern Wisconsin and in Milwaukee County will have more choices in who helps manage their long-term care.

New managed care organizations (MCOs) announced

Western and Southwestern Wisconsin (Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Pepin, Richland, Sauk, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties)

• Family Care: Anthem (new), Inclusa, Molina/My Choice Wisconsin
• Partnership:
  • iCare expanding into Grant, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, and Vernon counties
  • Molina/My Choice Wisconsin expanding into Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Pepin, Richland, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties

Milwaukee County

• Family Care: Community Care, Inc., Molina/My Choice Wisconsin, Anthem (new), Inclusa (new)
• Partnership: iCare, Molina/My Choice Wisconsin (new)

What this means for members

• No action is needed now. DHS will send letters to all Family Care and Partnership members with details about their new options in 2026.
• These changes are part of DHS’s Geographic Service Region Consolidation Plan, which expands MCO options, strengthens competition, and ensures consistent, person-centered long-term care across the state. The Geographic Service Region Maps (PDF) show the stages of the five-year plan.

Note about protest

After DHS announced its intent to award new Family Care contracts, one of the organizations that applied to provide services (a “bidder”) formally challenged the decision. This is called a “protest” in the state’s procurement process (the process the state uses to select providers through a fair and competitive review). DHS and the Department of Administration will review that challenge following state policy. While that review is underway, services for current members are not affected and no action is needed. If the process changes the timing of new options, DHS will notify members and partners. This announcement reflects a notice of intent; final contract awards will be made after the protest process is complete or as otherwise permitted by state rules.

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