To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: California Department of Aging Agreement MI-2324-07 for Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act Funding
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept funding from, and execute contract MI-2324-07 with, the California Department of Aging in the amount not to exceed $68,938 to provide Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act services for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
County to receive $68,983 from California Department of Aging for contract agreement MI-2324-07 for Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Ace (MIPPA). Term of this agreement is from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. All of which is budgeted in FY 2023-24. Funding is 100% Federal (AL #93.071) and no county match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Area Agency on Aging (AAA), provides services through the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), to assist Contra Costa older adults and persons with disabilities understand their Medicare and other health insurance benefits and help with enrollment. California Department of Aging (CDA) has allocated the AAA $68,938 in federal Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) funding to support HICAP in providing community education, conduct outreach to lower-income beneficiaries to help reduce their Medicare premiums and deductible and become informed about Medicare wellness preventative services, prescription drug subsidy programs, and other Medicare savings plans.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without MIPPA funding, EHSD would not be able to reach, educate, and help enroll eligible Medicare beneficiaries lower their premiums and deductibles, which disproportionately impacts lower-income, limited English-proficient, and m...
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