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

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New provider enrollment tracker and updated toolkits to help providers enroll with Medicaid

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All providers of home and community-based services under an adult long-term care waiver program must enroll with Wisconsin Medicaid through the ForwardHealth Portal by January 1, 2026. The toolkits for MCOs and FEAs are now updated with new and improved items, including a new tracker that shares enrollment numbers weekly.

See the updated MCO toolkit

See the updated FEA toolkit


Other news

Family Care and Family Care Partnership waiver renewal

The renewed waivers went into effect January 2025. They're a roadmap for the programs from 2025 to 2029. | January 2025

More managed care options for Family Care and Family Care Partnership

Starting in January 2025, almost 8,000 Family Care and Family Care Partnership (Partnership) members in South Central Wisconsin will have more choices in who helps manage their long-term care. | January 2025

Get involved in the Wisconsin IDD-MH System Improvement project

The project steering committee is getting ready to choose which of the 37 recommendations from the Wisconsin IDD-MH System Improvement Report (PDF) to start working on, and who will work on them. | December 2024

Adult Long-term Care Provider Management Project—enrollment now open

As of September 16, 2024, adult long-term care waiver services providers must enroll with Wisconsin Medicaid through the ForwardHealth Portal. | September 2024

 
 

Corrective action

Community Care

Community Care contracts with DHS for the Family Care program. DHS has ordered Community Care to correct issues within its Family Care program. Community Care will be under corrective action until they meet all requirements.

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Last revised June 27, 2025