Timeline Stories

Family Care serves more than 57,000 members across the state of Wisconsin. IRIS serves approximately 26,000 people.

The last county in the state gets Family Care/IRIS. IRIS serves over 15,500 individuals and Family Care is just over 50,000.

Governor Scott Walker and the state expand Family Care and IRIS to the entire state ending wait lists to the program.

Family Care serves more than 30,000 members in 56 counties.

IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct) program is established and is offered in all counties that offer Family Care.

DHS requests to expand Family Care to more counties. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asks WI to develop a stand-alone self-directed program before they approve the expansion of Family Care.

Family Care begins in five counties. They include Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Portage, and Richland.

Family Care program is established and begins as an effort to reform Wisconsin’s long-term care system. Self-direction is required in the Family Care contracts.

Dane County offers the most extensive self-directed program utilizing support brokers.