MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Foster children in southeast Wisconsin will get coordinated health care that’s tailored to their individual backgrounds and needs. Governor Scott Walker said this morning that the federal government has approved what will be called a “Medical Home” program. Starting this fall, about 2,500 foster kids in Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties will each get a primary care provider and a care coordinator. They’ll work with a child’s protection specialist, parents, and other health care providers, while state agencies work together to provide individual treatment plans. State Children-and-Families Secretary Eloise Anderson says many foster children have had traumatic experiences – and they have various physical, behavioral, and mental health needs. By incorporating those needs into a tailored care approach, she said it provides another tool for helping those youngsters quote, “break the cycle of harm.”



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