Public Benefits for Practitioners in Wisconsin 2025

  • OnDemand seminar
  • Civil Rights and Constitutional Law
  • Elder Law
  • Government Law
Up to 3.0 Credit Hours
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Public Benefits for Practitioners in Wisconsin 2025

Co-produced by the Public Interest Law Section in partnership with State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE®

A public benefits checkup

Major developments are underway in Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and FoodShare, and they’re already affecting access, eligibility, and enforcement. Public Benefits for Practitioners in Wisconsin 2025 will help you stay on top of these crucial updates and give you the tools to respond effectively.

Experienced public interest lawyers will unpack:

  • The implications of Social Security Administration (SSA) cuts on Medicare service delivery and beneficiary support
  • Potential shifts in Medicaid and BadgerCare Plus policies that may impact care availability and funding
  • New rules concerning formerly incarcerated individuals’ access to Medicare
  • How recent changes to Social Security Income (SSI) are affecting incarcerated people
8:30 am
Public Benefits Overview

Christine J. Huberty

8:45 am
Social Security and FoodShare

Travis LaChance

  • SSA changes and the potential impacts on claimants and recipients
  • SNAP/FoodShare overview
  • proposed changes to FoodShare and their potential impacts on Wisconsin recipients
9:05 am
Medicaid Under Threat

Brynne D. McBride

  • Potential threats to Medicaid & BadgerCare Plus
  • Potential to reduce access to care
  • Overall health concerns
  • Financial impacts including individual debt and care that goes unpaid for
9:45 am
Break
10:00 am
The Changing Landscape of Traditional Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage
  • How cuts to the Social Security Administration impact Medicare beneficiaries
  • New rules impacting formerly incarcerated individuals
    • Christine J. Huberty
10:45 am
SSA Changes Impact on Incarcerated People

Jacob A. Haller

  • Social Security Income Changes
  • Other Changes
  • Impact of these changes
11:30 am
Program concludes

Program Chair

Christina E. Balistreri
Webb Law Services LLC · Milwaukee

Speakers

Jacob A. Haller
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. · Milwaukee
Christine J. Huberty
Center for Medicare Advocacy · Madison
Travis LaChance
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. · Milwaukee
Brynne D. McBride
ABC for Health Inc. · Madison

  • Stay current on fast-moving changes to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and BadgerCare Plus policies
  • Know how to support clients facing incarceration-related benefit barriers
  • Prepare for the potential financial and health system impacts of reduced Medicaid access
  • Understand administrative and systemic issues affecting Medicare beneficiaries
  • Learn how administrative changes to Social Security are affecting benefit delivery and client support
  • Walk away with clear guidance for protecting your clients’ access to vital benefit programs
  • Public interest lawyers
  • Public benefits lawyers
  • Government lawyers
  • General practitioners

Public Interest Law Section members save over $100!*

Public Interest Law Section (PILS) members receive pay just $65 for the in-person seminar and live webcast versions of this program.

*The PILS member discount only applies to the in-person and live webcast versions of this seminar, not webcast replays or CLE OnDemand. PILS members using Ultimate Passes, other CLE passes, or other discounts are not eligible for this offer. The section may discontinue this discount at any time.

Book Bonus!

Advising Older Clients & Their Families — 2 Volume Set
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*Discount applies to both print and digital Books Unbound editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid through 12/31/26. For Books Unbound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books Unbound title only and may not be used on the purchase of libraries. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

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