{"id":23911,"date":"2021-03-18T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=23911"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:56:08","slug":"independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-hires-betesha-thompson-as-a-medicaid-facilitated-enroller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-hires-betesha-thompson-as-a-medicaid-facilitated-enroller\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Living of the Genesee Region hires Betesha Thompson as a Medicaid Facilitated Enroller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-hires-betesha-thompson-as-a-medicaid-facilitated-enroller\/betesha-thompson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Betesha-Thompson.png?fit=176%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"176,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Betesha-Thompson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Betesha-Thompson.png?fit=176%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Betesha-Thompson.png?resize=299%2C291&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23912\" width=\"299\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Betesha-Thompson.png?w=176&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Betesha-Thompson.png?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption>(Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR),\u00a0a member of the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Western New York Independent Living, Inc. Family<strong> <\/strong>of Agencies,\u00a0welcomes\u00a0<strong>Betesha Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0to assist people with disabilities in the Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming County (GOW) Region as a\u00a0Medicaid Application Assistance Program (MAAP) Facilitated Enroller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Thompson comes to ILGR after having gained experience as; a Heath Care Coordinator at East House in Rochester; a Children\u2019s Behavior Health Service Provider at the Hillside Family of Agencies, also in Rochester; a Residential Living Specialist at Eagle Star Housing in East Pembroke, New York; a Residential Advisor at Iroquois Job Care Center in Medina; and a Direct Support Professional at The Arc of Monroe in Rochester.&nbsp; She holds a Regents Diploma from Albion High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking forward to assisting persons in need, Ms. Thompson states,&nbsp;&#8220;I intend to use all of my skills to make sure every individual I work with has that person-centered experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this position, Ms. Thompson will assist individuals who are over 65 years of age, legally blind, or receiving Social Security Disability in applying for Medicaid insurance by determining the type of Medicaid coverage that is best for them, and even assist in completing the application and collecting necessary documentation to submit with the Medicaid application. Additionally, she will conduct outreach activities to educate, engage and enroll qualified individuals who live in the GOW Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ILGR is delighted that&nbsp;Betesha Thompson&nbsp;is bringing her vast experience to serve the GOW region in her new capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Independent Living of the Genesee Region<\/strong>&nbsp;(ILGR)&nbsp;is a member of the Western New York Independent Living, Inc. family of agencies that offers an expanding array of services to aid individuals with disabilities to take control of their own lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR),\u00a0a member of the\u00a0Western New York Independent Living, Inc. Family of Agencies,\u00a0welcomes\u00a0Betesha Thompson\u00a0to assist people with disabilities in the Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming County (GOW) Region as a\u00a0Medicaid Application Assistance Program (MAAP) Facilitated Enroller. Ms. Thompson comes to ILGR after having gained \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-hires-betesha-thompson-as-a-medicaid-facilitated-enroller\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,6,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-orleans-county","category-wyoming-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-6dF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41716,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/04\/22\/independent-living-of-the-genesee-region-welcomes-luis-pacheco-as-a-medicaid-facilitated-enroller\/","url_meta":{"origin":23911,"position":0},"title":"Independent Living of the Genesee Region welcomes Luis Pacheco as a Medicaid Facilitated Enroller","author":"aka","date":"April 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR)\u00a0is pleased that\u00a0Luis Pacheco\u00a0has joined their\u00a0team in the role of\u00a0Medicaid Facilitated Enroller.\u00a0 In this position, he will assist individuals who\u00a0are aged (over 65 years), legally blind or disabled to acquire health insurance. 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