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The state legislature's Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has scheduled an 1µ e c uti ession for Ties., .Tune 4t`
at 1, p.m. JPC ,will e voting on the Department of Health Services' budget. This means the Joint Finance
Committee will be taking action on a number of budget items impacting o er adults and caregivers
including t Gree of the Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network's ( priority issues:
U ncrease Medicaid provider rates to address the direct care workforce crisis
a. Family Care managed care organizations MCOs—Increase the direct care supplemental
payments to Farnily Care MCOs1 by million/year in state funding. These funds will be passed on
to providers in the Family Care program who will be required to pass the funding on to workers
providing direct care services.
b. ursine o esIncrease the medical assistance ) rates to pay skilled ursing facilities and
intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities by 1.5% annually to
support staff in these facilities who perform direct care and by 1.0% annually to support casts
associated with increases in the acuity of patients in these facilities.
c. Medicaid Personal Care C —Increase the MAPC rate paid to agencies by 17% in each
year of the budget to help fund increased wages and benefits for personal care workers providing
in-home se ices and ensure the agencies they work for can remain in business. The Wisconsin
Personal Services Association (WP SA) indicates an 11%increase to the MAPC rate is needed to
prevent the collapse of Wisconsin's community-based provider network, See WAAN's Direct Cate4-.)rk"�:irce issue brief for more information.
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2 Dementia Care Specialist (DCS) program —Expand the Dementia Care Specialist (DCS)
program to all aging and disability resource centers (A IRCs) in the state (adding 27 AD RC
CSs and 3 tribal DC' s). See W 's D rperili Car j? q ialj„G fact sheet for more information.
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