In the 2015–2017 State Budget, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is looking at making significant changes to the Family Care and IRIS Programs. The proposed changes will impact individuals who utilize long term care services in Wisconsin. The DHS is accepting general advice and counsel from the public regarding the future of Family Care/ IRIS. Several meetings and public hearings have already taken place throughout the state with the last public hearings being held TODAY, October 6th in Milwaukee and TOMORROW, October 7th in Madison. If you would like to submit testimony but cannot attend a public hearing in-person, you can participate via webcast. Click here to participate in a public hearing via webcast or to view recordings of previous public hearings.
You can also submit comments via email or U.S. Mail until October 30, 2015.
Send email testimony to: [email protected].
Send written testimony to:
Department of Health Services
Division of Long Term Care
Family Care and IRIS 2.0
P.O. Box 7851, Room 550
Madison, WI 53707-7851
For more information on the proposed changes to the Family Care and IRIS Programs, go to: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/familycareiris2/index.htm
