disabilityrights WISCONSIN

Disability Rights Wisconsin has learned that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) received a July 20 letter from the Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services (CMS) stating that the Family Care waiver has been renewed, but that the caps on long-term care programs in place from July 1, 2011 through April 3, 2012 were a violation of Wisconsin’s federal waiver agreement. The letter indicates that individuals affected by the cap can appeal the state for any “health care costs incurred while on the waiting list.”

 

Read DRW’s full statement here: Disabilty Rights WI Statement – CMS 7-20-12 letter on Family Care Cap