HomeMy WebLinkAboutLong Term Support Committee 04-60-2000 ST. CROIX COUNTY
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Tom Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ron Lockwood, SW Supervisor
Long Term Support Unit
DATE: March 23, 2000
COMMITTEE TITLE: Long Term Support Planning Committee
MEETING DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2000
MEETING TIME: 1:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Board Room at Health Center in New Richmond
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
ADOPTION OF AGENDA:
ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES:
DATE/LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA: (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1) Community Health Partnership Program with Karen Hodgson-Bullock, CEO presenting
2) Medical Assistance Purchase Plan Update with Mary Squyer presenting
3) LTS Planning Committee Appointment Process
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Financial Report
2) Variance & Purchase Requests
3) Prescription Drug Programs for elderly-CWAG compromise
4) AB630/5B469 increasing MA Personal Care reimbursement
5) Update Waiting List policy
6) Aging Unit Report-Sandy Gehrmann
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE:
POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
ADJOURNMENT:
Copies to: County Clerk's Office
Committee Members /its-com/notice
TO: Wisconsin Legislators
FROM: Tom Frazier
DATE: February 24, 2000
SUBJECT: Prescription Drug Program for the Elderly
BACKGROUND
The cost of out-of-pocket prescription drugs is a huge problem for the elderly. With the cost of
the most common prescription drugs increasing at more than four times the rate of inflation, and
basically no coverage under Medicare,prescription drugs represent one of the largest health care
financing problems for the elderly. Because insurance for prescription drugs is virtually
unavailable in Wisconsin–and totally unaffordable for elders of moderate and low-incomes, an
average Wisconsin elder pays over$1,200 out-of-pocket each year on these prescription drugs.
The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups appreciates the bi-partisan interest of the Governor
and members of both parties in both the Assembly and Senate in proposing legislation to address
the problem of prescription drugs for the elderly. In order to reach consensus on one proposal
that is passable this session below. This proposal blends the main ideas of all of the plans put
forth so far. Its key features are: (1) a market discount; and (2) a subsidy for low-income elders
with the highest prescription drug costs.
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KEY FEATURES OF CWAG'S COMPROMISE PROPOSAL
Eli6bility–Persons age 65 and over with incomes bellow 185% of the federal poverty level—the
same as Badger Care ($15,240 a year for individuals and$20,460 for couples).
Discount–All persons eligible would be able to purchase drugs at the same rate as the Medicaid
program which is a discount of approximately 23%.
Coverage–All prescription drugs covered by the Medicaid program would be included under
this proposal.
Targeting.,–Persons with low incomes and the highest drug costs would receive the most help.
This would be accomplished through a deductible of$40 a month and a two-tier system where
the program would pay 50% of the first $2,000 in drug costs (after the discount and deductible)
and then 70% of drug costs between$2,001 up to a cap of$6,250. The $6,250 was selected
based on the fact that Medigap insurance will pay 80% of drug costs after a person has incurred
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ST. CROIX COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES / HEALTH CENTER
1445 N. Fourth Street
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017 - 1063
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
246 8209
Child Protection
246-8285 LONG TERM SUPPORT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Economic Support MEETING MINUTES
246-8257 April 6, 2000
Family&Children's
Services
246-8285 MEMBERS
Home Health PRESENT: Bruce Bayer, James Craig, Keith Gregerson, Fern Johnson,
246-8279 Ray Mealey, John Mortensen, Robert Palewicz, Richard
Long-Term Clinical Peterson, Marguerite Sumner, Wanda Viellieux, Glenda Zielski
Services/CSP
246-8400 MEMBERS
Long-Term Support EXCUSED: Robert Boche
Early Intervention
246-8250 MEMBERS
Mental Health ABSENT: Francis Schaffner
246-8287
Nursing Home STAFF
246-6991 PRESENT: Ron Lockwood, LTS Social Work Supervisor
Pubic Health Michele Johnson, LTS Program Specialist
Family Planning
WIC GUESTS: Karen Hodgson-Bullock, CEO Community Partnership Program
246-8263
Mary Squyer, Lead Specialist; St. Croix Human Services
St.Croix Industries Economic Support Unit
246-8299
FAX CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order by chair Ray Mealey
246-8225
246-8220
ROLL CALL: Eleven present, one excused and one absent.
Information
Other Departments
715/246-6991 ADOPT AGENDA: Motion by R.Peterson; second by M. Sumner to accept the
TDD agenda for today's meeting as submitted; carried.
246-8325
PREVIOUS
MINUTES ACTION: Motion by W. Viellieux to accept the previous meeting
minutes as written; second by K. Gregerson; carried.
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, May 25, 2000 at 1:30pm. Human Services
complex in New Richmond; 74 Board Room.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Community Health Partnership Program: CEO Karen Hodgson-Bullock presented to
the committee the basics of their partnership program. Currently they serve Eau
Claire, Dunn and Chippewa Counties. The possibilities of expanding into St. Croix
County are being discussed as another option available when Family Care is in place.
The program integrates funding sources similar to the COP Program and also
purchases medical services.