Internship Location: Beloit WI
Organization Type: Private Sector
Policy Areas: Health
I learned a lot during my internship. The most important thing that I learned was the process of applying for Medicaid. I learned how people apply for Medicaid by spending time with the outreach specialists who help patients apply for Medicaid and Medicare. I learned about all of the documentation that you need to provide to prove that you qualify for these programs, and how hard it can be to prove that you qualify. I also learned about recent policy proposals that could affect my host site and the challenges faced by patients of my host site. The skills that I learned at La Follette helped me during my internship by allowing me to understand policies that I was researching and helping me find those policies. The thing that surprised me the most was how my host site dealt with changes in the policy landscape that would affect many of their patients. The thing that was most valuable to me was meeting some of the patients of my host site. I thought that this was the most valuable part of my internship because it helped me better understand the challenges that they face. I would recommend this internship to future students because I learned a lot of information and the processes involved in Medicaid and other programs. I would also recommend this internship because I got to meet many interesting people who have very interesting jobs. This internship helped me think about my future career because it helped me learn what I want and don’t want in a job and what topics I am actually interested in.