For information, please contact the Wisconsin Aging Network – c/o the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc., at (608) 243-5670 or email us at [email protected] | http://www.gwaar.org 4/20/2011 - To State of Wisconsin Legislators: Ms. Mary E. Schaefer, a resident of the City of Waukesha, has given permission for her story to be shared with the Wisconsin Legislature of how SeniorCare has helped her receive the medications she needs without causing her to become impoverished. Ms. Schaefer's income is less than $1,000 a month; she has significant medical issues and, unfortunately, significant costs related to paying for essential medications as well as personal caregivers and her daily living expenses. For several years because of her low income and assets and disabilities she was on Medical Assistance (Medicaid). Fortunately, Ms. Schaefer had a concerned and thoughtful relative whose Will created a trust to assist her. Ms Schaefer is trying to conserve these funds and avoid going back on Medicaid. It's not easy though. In 2010, in addition to $9,000 of copays for hospitalizations and medical care, her Medicare Advantage Plan cost her $6,000 just for her prescriptions. In 2011, even with the discounts in the Part D coverage gap, her estimated drug costs would be almost $4,000 with a Part D plan; that doesn't include the cost of a monthly Part D