The Partnership Program is an integrated health and long-term care program for frail elderly and adults with disabilities.  Partnership is a Wisconsin Family Care Partnership Program as well as a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan.  Launched in 1995, Partnership provides expanded care management and covers all long-term care services in the basic Family Care benefits package, plus all health and medical services as well as all prescription drugs. 

If individuals are eligible for the Family Care Program, they also qualify for the Family Care Partnership Program.  The Partnership Program consists of three community-based organizations located in different geographical regions of Wisconsin. These organizations are participating in several of the public-private planning consortia for long-term care reform. 

In the Family Partnership Care Management Coalition, there are two Partnership organizations:  Care Wisconsin and Community Care.  With both federal and state approvals, Partnership Programs will be offered in all FPCMC counties over the next two to three years. 

The goals of Partnership are to:

·         Improve quality of health care and service delivery while containing costs;

·         Reduce fragmentation and inefficiency in the existing health care delivery system; and

·         Increase the ability of people to live in the community and participate in decisions regarding their own health care.