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| December 19,
2006 |
Today Governor
Jim Doyle announced the resignation of Helene Nelson from her post
as Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services.
Attached is a letter Secretary Nelson sent to county Health and
Human Services agencies about her resignation.
Secretary Nelson's Letter to Health
& Human Services Agencies (PDF, 32 KB) |
| December 6,
2006 |
Several
consortia that are planning for managed long-term care in Wisconsin
have created websites. Links to these sites can be found at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/managedltc/grantees/consortiawebs.htm.
Additional links will be posted as they become available. |
| November 6,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services is pleased to announce the initiation
of the Family Care Consumer Corps Training program. This initiative
will inform long-term support consumers about issues involved in
implementing Wisconsin's Family Care long-term care delivery system
and prepare them to provide input into local and statewide planning
processes. Both seniors and people with disabilities will be invited
to apply to participate in this training, which will be coordinated
by the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG) and other
organizations representing elders and people with disabilities.
Preliminary information about the initiative may be found on our
website at: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/managedltc/stakeholders/consumercorps.htm
Further information, including application procedures, curriculum
materials and training schedules will be posted as they are
developed. The Department's contact person regarding this initiative
is Sharon Ryan. She may be contacted at 608-267-7378 or ryansa@dhfs.state.wi.us. |
| November 6,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services has posted a webcast and informational
materials presented at its September 20, 2006 planning grantee
conference on models of governance. To view this information, visit http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/ManagedLTC/grantees/sep2006conf.htm. |
| October 20,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services is pleased to share with our planning
partners a set of detailed data reports for your LTC expansion
planning purposes. These reports provide extensive information on
the demographic, health status, functional status, and service costs
for LTC consumers currently being served. Investing in the creation
and distribution of this level of standardized information will help
us to build a system that is better informed and therefore better
suited to meeting all of the LTC needs of all of our potential
consumers. Thanks to the many individuals who helped to make these
reports possible. The reports are available on the Managed LTC
website. |
| October 20,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services has submitted a 2007-2009 Biennial
Budget Proposal that addresses the need for state and federal funds
to expand the availability of Aging and Disability Resource Centers
and Family Care care management organizations. A description and
informational slides related to the long-term care related portion
of this proposal is available at:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/managedltc/generalinfo.
The Department's budget proposal may be viewed in its entirety at:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aboutdhs/OPIB/Budget/DHFS07-09Budget.pdf
(PDF, 4 MB) |
| October 20,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services' 2007 - 09 budget request includes
funding to expand ADRCs. This bulletin provides ADRC planning
committees with information about the method used to estimate costs
of an ADRC.
# 8 Information Materials Regarding Funding of Aging and Disability
Resource Centers (PDF, 154 KB) |
| October 19,
2006 |
At the end of
September, the three-year-long Quality Close to Home project
produced its last report, "A Preliminary Design for an
Integrated Quality Management System," which the Department is
making available at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/LTCare/ResearchReports/qctreport.htm.
This report will serve as a source of guidance, a basis for
communication, and a reference for all the professionals, advocates,
and consumers who will be involved in developing the specifications
for and implementing quality-management practices for the emerging
statewide system of managed long-term care. (It does not contain
detailed final specifications for quality management practices,
which will need to be developed in waiver applications, contracts,
and state and local policy documents.) The Department expresses its
appreciation to the local waiver staff, local managed-care staff,
consumers, providers, state staff, consultants, and other
stakeholders who collaborated in various forums over the past three
years in the Quality Close to Home project. |
| September 22,
2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services invites you to view a Mediasite,
presentation entitled: "DHFS Planning Consortia Conference -
Governance of Managed Long-Term Care Organizations." This
presentation contains the video and slides from the morning sessions
of this conference, which was held in La Crosse, Wisconsin on
September 20, 2006. Presenters included DHFS Secretary Helene
Nelson, Associate Administrator for Long-Term Support Judith Frye,
Policy Analyst Charles Jones, Counsel to WCA Andrew Phillips and a
panel of speakers representing the South Country Health Alliance
from southeast Minnesota. The duration of the presentation is 3
hours, 30 minutes.
View
webcast presentation (Help) |
| September 15,
2006 |
On September
13, 2006, the Department of Health and Family Services released a
document that provides information needed to prepare and submit an
application for the implementation of an Aging and Disability
Resource Center (ADRC) in conjunction with the managed care
expansion component of Wisconsin's Long-Term Care Reform Initiative.
Applications will be accepted only for ADRCs serving counties or
regions that have been identified as ready and eligible to apply for
managed care expansion. The current ADRC application cycle is open
only to entities serving Racine County. The full document may be
found at the following web address: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/LTCare/Generalinfo/RCs.htm |
| September 8,
2006 |
The following
is information regarding current and projected levels of funding for
persons in Wisconsin's long-term care system. This includes updated
information on the proposed county contribution, as well as
projections on future program costs, once the program has expanded
statewide. We anticipate this information will be useful to counties
engaged in planning for the expansion of Family Care, as well as
their planning partners. Should you have questions about the content
of these documents, please direct them to Judith Frye, at fryeje@dhfs.state.wi.us,
or Tom Lawless, at lawletm@dhfs.state.wi.us.
Current and Future Funding of the
Reformed LTC System (PDF, 36 KB) |
| August 18, 2006 |
The following
provides guidance for the development of multi-county Aging and
Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs). A multi-county ADRC, with an
accepted application and plan, operating in a managed care area is
expected to meet these requirements within a reasonable time (2-3
months) after a contract is signed.
#7
Multi-County Aging and Disability Resource Centers (PDF, 49 KB) |
| August 16, 2006 |
The Department
of Health and Family Services has released a Request for Proposals
(RFP) from entities interested in contracting to become a managed
long-term care organization serving selected geographic areas in
Wisconsin. Entities interested in submitting a proposal in response
to this RFP should register with the Wisconsin
VendorNet System (Exit DHS).
RFP to Contract as a Managed Care
Organization |
| August 1, 2006 |
The following
is the next in the series of information to support planning for
ADRCs in managed care expansion.
#6
Planning for Information and Assistance (I&A) Service (PDF,
28 KB) |
| July 17, 2006 |
The following
information paper and template describes the certification
expectations the Department has for any managed care organization (MCO)
at the point it is ready to begin operating under a risk-based
contract to provide long-term care services and, income cases,
long-term care and acute and primary health care services.
Long-Term Care Expansion
Readiness (PDF, 44 KB) |
| July 13, 2006 |
Long-Term
Care Briefing #5 - Webcast (PDF, 20 KB) |
| July 7, 2006 |
The following
information paper describes the Department's overall guidance to
long-term care planning consortia regarding potential benefit
options.
Managed Care Benefit Options -
DHS Expectations (PDF, 25 KB) |
| June 21, 2006 |
The following
is a guide for planning an Aging and Disability Resource Center
location, any satellite locations and/or evaluating an existing
ADRC's physical plant.
#5
Physical
Plant of the Aging and Disability Resource Center (PDF, 40 KB) |
| June 16, 2006 |
The following
information bulletin is intended to provide guidance to counties and
planning consortia regarding the degree of separation required
between an Aging and Disability Resource Center and a managed care
organization. If you have questions about this document please
contact Kathleen Luedtke,
Comprehensive Systems Change Manager at 608-267-4896, the DHS
liaison assigned to your consortium, or Ann
Marie Ott, Aging and Disability Resource Center Coordinator, at
608-261-7809.
#4 Organizational Separation (PDF, 35 KB) |
| May 23, 2006 |
The following
is the "Aging and Disability Resource Center Vision,"
another reference in the series of the "Guide to Planning for
an Aging and Disability Resource Center." The document
represents the work of the WI Council on Long-Term Care Reform
Sub-Committee for Expansion of Aging and Disability Resource Centers
as well as the vision and mission statements of the first Aging and
Disability Resource Centers.
#3
Aging and Disability Resource
Vision (PDF, 29 KB) |
| May 18, 2006 |
The attached
letter was sent by Helene Nelson to the Wisconsin Counties Human
Services Association (WCHSA) today. The letter describes the current
thinking at the Department of Health and Family Services about how
to identify Community Aids and county levy funding that is
supporting long-term care in Wisconsin. The letter also discusses
potential methods for transfer of this funding to the State.
Letter from Helene Nelson to WCHSA
(PDF, 42 KB) |
| May 12, 2006 |
Long-Term
Care Briefing #4 - Webcast (PDF, 20 KB) |
| May 5, 2006 |
DHFS Secretary
Helene Nelson's response to the April 12, 2006 letter
from five counties participating in the Southeast Wisconsin Care
Management Organization planning consortium.
Letter from Secretary Helene Nelson (PDF,
145 KB) |
| May 4, 2006 |
Long-Term
Care Briefing #3 - Webcast (PDF, 91 KB) |
| April 26, 2006 |
The following
is the first of several parts of the "Guide to Planning ADRCs,"
which is identified as a follow-up item to support planning in the
"Framework for Developing ADRCs."
#2
Building an Aging and Disability
Resource Center (PDF, 31 KB) |
| April 25, 2006 |
The Department
was asked to share the attached posting on behalf of Northwest
Wisconsin Long Term Care
Options:
Project Manager Position - North West
Long Term Care Options (PDF, 24 KB) |
| April 20, 2006 |
Long-Term Care
Briefing #2 - Webcast (PDF, 20 KB) |
| April 14, 2006 |
The following
is the
first in a series of informational documents for planning
groups developing ADRCs in conjunction with managed care expansion:
#1 Framework
for Developing Aging and Disability Resource Centers in Conjunction
with Managed Care Expansion (PDF, 26 KB) |
| April 13, 2006 |
The Department was asked to
share the following with all managed LTC planning grantees:
Cover
Letter and Position Paper to Secretary Nelson - Submitted by Southeast Wisconsin Managed Care
Organization (PDF, 20 KB) |
| March 9, 2006 |
Long-Term Care
Briefing #1 - Webcast (PDF, 13 KB) |
| March 12, 2006 |
New Managed
Long-Term Care Listserv (PDF, 12 KB) |
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