How Medicare and Medicaid work together for Wisconsin seniors
Wisconsin does not run a separately branded Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligible managed care demonstration the way some states do (for example, Ohio's MyCare Ohio). Instead, Family Care and IRIS coordinate long-term-care Medicaid supports, while Medicare continues to be billed separately for medical and hospital care.
A dual-eligible Wisconsin senior typically has Medicare covering acute medical care, hospital stays, and short-term rehabilitation, while Family Care or IRIS covers long-term-care supports through Medicaid. The two systems bill separately and are not merged into one combined card or plan the way some states' formal dual-eligible demonstrations work. Ask your ADRC or hospital discharge planner to walk through which system is paying for which piece of your parent's care.
