Many people with disabilities rely on Medicaid to get the services and supports they need. Fear of losing your Medicaid benefit may be stopping you from reaching your work goals. But did you know the Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) is a program that can help you keep your Medicaid benefit when you go to work? If you are a working person with a disability who has a Medicaid spend-down, did you know you may be eligible for the MBI-WPD program? Find out the answers to these questions and more by joining us for this webinar session.
This webinar will cover the following topics on the Medicaid Buy-in for Working People With Disabilities:

• What is the MBI-WPD program
• Criteria for Eligibility for the Basic Eligibility Group
• What is Countable Income
• Criteria for Eligibility for the Medical Improvement Group
• The Premium (right now there is no out of pocket cost)
• The Application Process
• The Grace Period

Discover the resources and services available to employers online! The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) will host a brief FREE webinar on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 2PM EST that will help employers navigate the EARN website, www.AskEARN.org, and present the variety of information, tools and support that EARN has to offer including training and consultation.

The PASS is a powerful work incentive that allows SSI recipients to exclude income and/or resources that would otherwise be counted in determining SSI eligibility. If used for approved goods or services, the money set aside in a PASS will not be counted by the SSI program. This then allows the individual to become eligible for SSI, retain SSI eligibility, or become eligible for a larger SSI check.

• What is a PASS?
• Examples of how a PASS can benefit an individual with a disability
• Criteria for PASS approval
• The Criteria for increasing the prospect for self support
• The feasible work goal
• Savings and expenditures
• Time limits
• Amendments to the Pass
• Suspension and Termination of a PASS

Build best practices by learning what workers with disabilities shared about disclosure pros and cons. Results of a survey by the Cornell University ILR School and the American Association of People with Disabilities will be discussed by the researchers.

The Citizen-Centered Leadership Development Community of Practice series is a unique combination of self-paced distance learning study, robust field work, interactive class assignments and live webcast instruction designed to advance theoretic and skill-based learning leading to quality outcomes in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Citizen-Centered Leadership Development Community of Practice series is a unique combination of self-paced distance learning study, robust field work, interactive class assignments and live webcast instruction designed to advance theoretic and skill-based learning leading to quality outcomes in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a free resource available to employers looking to hire qualified, motivated college students or recent graduates with disabilities for summer internships or permanent positions. This free webinar will provide private businesses and federal contractors with information on submitting requests and the procedures used to match candidates with available opportunities.

The Citizen-Centered Leadership Development Community of Practice series is a unique combination of self-paced distance learning study, robust field work, interactive class assignments and live webcast instruction designed to advance theoretic and skill-based learning leading to quality outcomes in the lives of people with disabilities.