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Albany County committee accepts $38,000 MIPPA grant, details senior voucher program and ageism focus groups
Summary
The Albany County Elder Care Committee authorized an agreement to accept a $38,000 Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act grant, to be split between the Statewide Senior Action Council and DSS; members also reviewed voucher distribution rules and plans for ageism focus groups.
Albany County Elder Care Committee members voted to authorize an agreement to accept a $38,000 grant under the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act and discussed how the funds and related senior programs will be administered.
Commissioner Ratana, who presented the item, told the committee the MIPPA money would complement the county’s existing high-cap program and would be split between the Statewide Senior Action Council and the county Department of Social Services. “It’s 38,000. Not a lot of money but it’s not chump change,” Commissioner Ratana said.
The nut graf: the committee approved acceptance of the grant and briefly reviewed two county programs that will use or be associated with the funding: a voucher program that…
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