Wisconsin To Invest $250 Million In State Funds To Support Long-Term Care Services & Workforce

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will invest $258 million in funding already designated for home and community-based services (HCBS) to create and fund a minimum fee schedule, effectively raising wages for direct care workers and provider organizations serving older adults and individuals with disabilities. With this action, Wisconsin will join 20 other states that have a minimum fee schedule for HCBS providers, including neighboring Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan. The minimum rates went into effect on October 1, 2024.

The minimum fee schedule establishes the minimum amounts managed care organizations (MCOs) can pay provider . . .