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Benefits Assistance
How Can We Help?
Benefit specialists help answer questions and solve problems related to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, other health insurances and public benefits for:
- People age 60 and older
- Adults (age 18 to 59) with a physical or cognitive disability or a mental illness.
Depending on the individual’s circumstances, benefit specialists can help you to:
- Understand, access and apply for public benefits
- Apply, appeal and advocate for Social Security Disability
- Access health care
- Learn about Social Security work incentives and rules
- Navigate the process and represent you when benefits are denied
Services are free and confidential:
Our staff provides guidance on the following topics:
Advance Directives | Housing Disputes - private landlord/owner | Social Security Auxiliary Benefits |
BadgerCare Plus | Housing Disputes - subsidized or Public Housing | Social Security Disability Insurance |
Civil Rights | Immigration and Citizenship | Social Security Retirement Benefits |
Cobra | Income Insurance Programs | SSDI/SSI Work Incentive Provisions - Post Eligibility |
Consumer Protection | Indian Health Services | SSI - E |
Debt Collection | Institutional Medicaid | Supplemental Security Income |
Emergency Food Assistance and Community Programs | Long-term Care Insurance | Taxes |
Employer Pension or Retirement Benefits | Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled (EBD) | Unemployment Compensation |
Estate Recovery and Liens | Medicare | Utility Assistance |
FoodShare | Medicare Supplemental Insurance | Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Benefits |
Guardianship | Prescription Drug Assistance Programs | Vocational Counseling and Rehabilitation |
Health Insurance, Employer Group Policy | Railroad Disability Benefits | Wisconsin Chronic Disease Programs |
Health Insurance, Individual Policy (Marketplace and Non-marketplace plans | Railroad Retirement Benefits | Wisconsin Works |
Home & Community-Based Services Waivers | SeniorCare | |
Homeowner Assistance |
Please contact the Aging & Disability Resource Center at 262-605-6646 for further information.