 The first service is providing tax filing services for the elderly.
Dominic Dalpoas, who has received training and performed this
service for several years in Logan County, will be available the
fourth Tuesday of February and March to assist local seniors in
submitting their tax information. Dalpoas cautions that he can give
no tax advice, and farmers and other more complicated situations
should be handled by a professional. However, for many seniors the
service is very beneficial. New this year is the opportunity to meet
in Mount Pulaski. Dalpoas has made arrangements with Vonderlieth
Living Center, 1120 N. Topper Drive on Route 121 north of town, to
make use of a room there. Contact The Oasis at 217-732-6132 to
schedule an appointment with Dalpoas. Appointment times will range
from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and will be made on a first-come,
first-served basis.In addition to tax filing, The Oasis will also
provide volunteers to assist elderly residents of the Mount Pulaski
area in applying for Illinois Cares Rx, a program for lower income
levels. Other relevant programs available to those involved will be
discussed and assistance provided in taking advantage of them. A
volunteer will be available at Vonderlieth Living Center the fourth
Thursday of every month, beginning in February. Call The Oasis,
732-6132, to arrange a scheduled time.
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The following information is provided from the Web site for
Illinois Cares Rx:
Everyone deserves access to good, affordable health care, and no
senior or person with a disability should have to worry about how to
pay for the high cost of prescription drugs. Illinois Cares Rx
provides state prescription assistance to people with and without
Medicare. Illinois Cares Rx provides two prescription drug benefits:
Illinois Cares Rx Plus and Illinois Cares Rx Basic.
Illinois Cares Rx Plus is for adults 65 years of age or older
who are U.S. citizens or qualified immigrants and have a total
annual income of no more than $24,891, or $33,487 for couples.
If you qualify, Illinois Cares Rx Plus covers almost all
prescription drugs.
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Illinois Cares Rx Basic is for adults 65 years of age or older
or people age 16 and over with disabilities who have a total annual
income of:
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No more than
$25,532 if you are filing an application for yourself.
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No more than
$33,877 if you filing an application for you and your spouse or
one qualified additional resident.
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Less than $42,220 if you are filing an
application for you, your spouse and one other qualified
additional resident or for you and at least two qualified
additional residents.
If you qualify, Illinois Cares Rx Basic will cover prescription
drugs that treat 11 common diseases: Alzheimer's disease, arthritis,
cancer, diabetes, glaucoma, heart disease and its related
conditions, HIV/AIDS (if eligible for Medicare), lung disease and
smoking-related illnesses, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, and
Parkinson's disease.
If you have Medicare, Illinois Cares Rx will help pay for drugs
on your coordinating Medicare Part D prescription drug plan's list
of covered drugs (formulary).
To qualify for Illinois Cares Rx, people with Medicare must apply
for Medicare's Extra Help from Social Security and be in a
coordinating Medicare drug plan to maximize benefits.
[Text from file received from Jo Hilliard, Vonderlieth Living
Center administrator]
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