Benefits for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities

Who can I speak with about benefits?

A Benefit Specialist provides trusted and confidential advice to older adults and people with disabilities about benefits, including health care, disability income, and programs that could save them money. The services benefit specialists provide are free. They don’t sell anything and aren’t paid by a company or plan. Their goal is to help you identify and apply for programs and health care that will best meet your needs. 

ADRC-CW Benefit Specialists:

• Disability Benefit Specialists - help individuals with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 59.

• Elder Benefit Specialists - help individuals over the age of 60.

What can a benefit specialist do for you?

• Provide accurate information about a wide variety of programs that cover healthcare, food, and other household expenses

• Help you identify and apply for programs that will best meet your needs

• Help with an appeal when eligibility or coverage is denied

• Advocate on your behalf

• Provide Medicare information, access our online Roadmap to Medicare class here

Contact Us! 888-486-9545 press 3 for Benefits.

Helpful Links

Medicare - medicare.gov 

This website offers comprehensive resources for beneficiaries to understand, compare, and manage their health and drug plans (Parts A, B, C, D), find doctors, check costs, access personalized account info, and report fraud, all managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for clear, accessible, and secure information. 

Medicaid Information - dhs.wisconsin.gov/medicaid/index.htm

Wisconsin Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health care coverage, long-term care, and other services to residents of Wisconsin who qualify. There are multiple types of Medicaid programs. Each program has different eligibility requirements. Age, income, and assets are some of the factors considered.

Your local benefit specialists can help you apply for all types of Medicaid. If you choose to apply on your own you can complete an application through ACCESS or contact the appropriate consortium.

Social Security - ssa.gov

Social Security Administration (SSA), offering secure access to manage Social Security numbers, apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits, check application statuses, request replacement cards, get benefit estimates, and access forms and publications for financial protection, all designed for user-friendly access with personalized tools through "my Social Security" accounts.