I attended a webinar today on using and maintaining mobility equipment, and I asked what former Scooter Store clients could do with their scooters and chairs that need repairs. The answer: Since the Scooter Store is out of business, clients should contact the ombudsman through whoever paid for their equipment (i.e. Medicare).

Healthy Michigan Plan
Cheryl Bukoff shared the following email: Good Afternoon, Healthy Michigan Plan implementation is well underway and I wanted to take a moment to share several pertinent updates with partners! We are sponsoring an additional webinar opportunity for partners across to Michigan to learn more about the Healthy Michigan Plan and ask questions. […]

Matt Hamburg’s SC Bio
Matthew Hamburg’s journey back to the city of his alma mater, Kalamazoo, where he is serving as the co-Service Coordinator (with Karen Baker) for Washington Square Co-op¸ has been marked with interesting twists, turns, adventure, and synchronicity. Believing that all things work out in the end and that life leads up to what one is […]
Easy date calculations
The Web site that calculates dates with the click of a mouse is www.timeanddate.com. It makes tracking much, much easier.

Guidelines for FAP, MSP and LIS
This information was shared with us by Lindsay Felsing at MiCAFE. Good reference guide.

SSI, Poverty Rates, and THAW Eligibility Rates
SSI INCOME UPDATES for 2014 SSI monthly payments increase to $721. Married couples who both receive SSI Will see their joint benefits increase to $1082. POVERTY RATES for 2014 Household Size 100% 133% 150% 1 11,490 15,282 17,235 2 15,510 20,628 23,265 3 19,530 29,575 29,295 […]
