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Charge to the Wisconsin Council on Long Term Care

Advise the Department of Health Services on long-term care reform efforts by:

bulletOverseeing the expansion of Family Care managed care organizations (MCOs), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs), and the IRIS program; and
bulletFocusing on system and design issues especially on oversight of quality.

Specific tasks for 2011:

bulletMonitor operation of existing and implementation of new ADRCs, Family Care managed care organizations and the IRIS program to evaluate:
bulletThe effectiveness of current efforts in meeting the core values and goals of long-term care reform (access, choice, quality and cost-effectiveness);
bulletThe adequacy of protections afforded consumers within the reformed system;
bulletThe need for statutory or administrative changes to strengthen reform efforts; and
bulletThe need for changes in federal law or policy to support Wisconsin's reform efforts.
bulletReview current efforts and make recommendations regarding the development of the workforce needed to deliver quality long-term care across the state.

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Last Modified:  Tuesday, May 10, 2011