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Program teaches various aspects of dementia By Judy Rank The Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore (ADRC) is in its second year of a state pilot project offering services to people with a dementia through its Dementia Care Specialist program. Next Thursday, July 31, the ADRC will be teaming with staff from Azura Memory Care to offer a program at its office called “Brain Basics and Dementia Specific.” It will be held in Room 300 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Office Complex, 4319 Expo Drive. Those attending will learn the basics of dementia, how to best communicate with someone with memory loss, and how to boost your own brain power.
Care, in addition to nursing home Medicaid and the Wisconsin Chronic Disease Program. Payments for premiums, copays, and deductibles for Medicare Part B are not recoverable through the estate recovery program.
There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP by calling the ADRC at (920) 683-4180. Statutory changes have been made to the Wisconsin Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (ERP) as a result of 2013 Wis. Act 20 and 2013 Wis. Act 92. ERP seeks repayment for the cost of certain long-term care services paid for by Medicaid on behalf of recipients and from liens placed on their homes. The money recovered is returned to the Medicaid Program and used to fund Medicaid benefits for others.
Medicaid recipients should have received a publication from the state explaining some of the changes to the ERP. The changes will affect life estates, revocable trusts and life insurance policies of the member created on or after Aug. 1. It will also affect joint tenancy properties created on Aug. 1 or later. A portion of marital property owned by a legally married couple may be recoverable as well as other non-probate property such as those held in trusts of property payable upon death, or transfer upon death may be subjected to recovery for recipients who die after Aug. 1.
The changes affecting property recovery and the recovered services will be effective for services received on or after Aug. 1. Recoverable services include all services that are received while participating in a long-term care program, which may include waiver programs through Community Options, IRIS and Family
Marketplace credits
County fair
Individuals who have insurance through the federal government’s Marketplace may now have found that they have premium tax credits and cost sharing subsidies. Tax credits are based on a person’s income and is the amount the federal government covers on the in-
The Manitowoc County Fair will begin with gates opening on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 4 p.m. and running through Sunday, Aug. 24. General admission for seniors age 60 is just $5 every day of the fair. This fee does not include rides or the grandstand, but does include park-
Estate recovery changes
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surance premium. Individuals whose income is less than 133 percent of the poverty level pay only 2 percent of their income toward the cost of the premium and this increases to 9.5 percent for individuals between 300 and 400 percent of the poverty level. This tax credit can be taken monthly or at the end of the year when taxes are paid. Consumers must report any changes in income during the year to the Marketplace.
You will learn how to make a difference in your own life as well as making a difference in someone’s life who has a dementia. The afternoon will be topped off with parfaits sporting brain healthy toppings.
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Cost-sharing subsidies apply when the consumer selects a silver plan and, based on monthly income, the consumer may have a monthly reduction in outof-pocket costs and an annual cap on maximum out of pocket expenditures. This is available to consumers with incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Consumers should contact the Marketplace with questions.