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Walworth County reviews economic support program: staffing, training and potential state funding shifts
Summary
Walworth County staff presented an annual overview of the Economic Support Services program, describing a five-county Moraine Lakes Consortium, staffing and training timelines, improved FoodShare error rates, and concerns about proposed state cost-sharing changes that could shift administrative costs to counties.
Walworth County Health and Human Services staff presented an annual overview June 18 of Economic Support Services, which operates in a five-county Moraine Lakes Consortium and administers benefits including health care, FoodShare, child-care assistance and Medicare premium assistance.
The program matters because it handles federally funded benefits on behalf of county residents and relies on a trained workforce; department presenters said the team includes 27 full-time FTEs and one part-time LTE, six bilingual Spanish-speaking staff, and subject-matter specialists for child care, fraud/overpayment, and long-term care. The county also operates a regional call center shared with Fond du…
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