Today Governor Walker announced the lifting of an enrollment cap placed on Wisconsin’s Family Care/IRIS program, which provides long-term supports to people with disabilities and seniors. The Governor also announced an expansion of Family Care/IRIS to the 15 remaining counties that have not yet rolled out the program.

Disability advocates, including the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities, have been working with the Department of Health Services and the Governor’s office for months on ways to find efficiencies that would allow the caps to be lifted.

Legislation to lift the caps will be introduced by State Senator Terry Moulton and State Representative Dean Kaufert. The Governor said he expects broad bi-partisan support for this legislation to pass.

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