Long way to go for Family Care relief

Quoted: UW-Madison social work professor Stephanie Robert said it’s good Wisconsin is preparing its public care system for an increase in adults 65 and older, a group expected to rise sharply in the state over the next 25 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Wisconsin, she said, is one of the handful of states moving to end long-term care waiting lists and using a managed-care model similar to an HMO that relies on a fixed payment per client.