Family Care audit raises concerns about oversight

The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services pledged to increase oversight in the massive Family Care program after an audit released Wednesday showed its cost-effectiveness was difficult to measure. The report by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau praised the program for improving access to long-term care, but said its cost effectiveness is difficult to assess because the type and quality of services offered may be luring some people to enroll in the program who otherwise wouldn't seek public assistance. Walker proposes capping enrollment in the program at June 2011 levels and prohibiting DHS from further expanding it. (AP, 4/28)