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[Redesigned System] When a person is found entitled to Family Care, based on functional and financial criteria, funding will be provided to the local care management organization in which he or she enrolls. Unlike the current system, there is not a fixed allocation, with people waiting for a share of available funds. [Current System] 
Waiting lists are long. As of December 1998, almost as many people (2,069) with physical disabilities were on COP waiting lists as were enrolled in COP (2,769). The total waiting list for COP was 10,879. Because caseloads are stable, waiting times are particularly long for people with physical disabilities-9 years or more in some counties.
Family Care History - Why People with Physical Disabilities Need Family Care | Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Current System