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Jessica Flores, EBS in Door County, helped a gentleman who was brought from the other side of the state and dropped off in Door County with a few bags of possessions and nowhere to go. Jessica worked with the I&A staff at her ADRC to get him find employment and a place to stay. She also helped get him all the benefits for which he qualified, and she helped him get set up with a new representative payee for his SSDI benefit. However, his SSDI benefit was reduced one month which left him without enough money to pay his rent. Jessica worked with the Veteran Outreach and Recovery Program and hosted the VA staff to come meet the client in her office. They were able to get him funding so he was not kicked out of his short-term residence. The VA was also able to help him move to one of their Housing & Recovery transitional houses where they will work to get him into HUD-VASH for stable ongoing housing, transportation to doctor appointments, meals, and recovery support (which they predicted would cost him $0). They will also work to get him a non-service-related pension so he will see a good increase to his income.
7/27/2023
Story #94
Tiffany also assisted a 66-year-old client who was referred in May because she was terminated from her job and was unable to afford the high cost of Trulicity, a new drug her doctor prescribed for her diabetes. The client was enrolled in SeniorCare Level 2B but did not have funds to pay the $850 deductible. Because of her loss of income, Tiffany helped her successfully apply for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program in May, and her benefits became effective June 1st. Meanwhile, Tiffany also assisted her with an application for Social Security retirement benefits. Due to this new source of income, her QMB enrollment will only last for one month. However, as a result of having been enrolled in the QMB program, she will have full Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) for the rest of the year. The client was finally able to fill her prescription and she paid the $10.35 co-pay under LIS. Fortunately, she was offered a job which starts next month. The client is very pleased with the assistance she received from Tiffany during a very stressful time in her life.
Monetary Impact = $850
6/1/2023
Story #88