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St. Mary's County accepts $6,769 MIPPA grant to support Medicare outreach
Summary
The commissioners accepted a $6,769 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grant to fund outreach helping county residents understand Medicare benefits; the board approved a related budget amendment reducing grant funding by $3,392 and restoring $219 to the commissioners' emergency reserve.
The Commissioners of St. Mary's County voted May 23 to accept a $6,769 grant under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) from the Maryland Department of Aging and to approve a related budget amendment.
Lori Jennings Harris, director of the Department of Aging and Human Services, presented the award and said the department had budgeted approximately $10,000 for the program this year. "This year's grant is in the amount of $6,769," Jennings Harris said, adding that the appropriation represented a reduction of a little over $3,000 from expectations. She said the funds support outreach to help residents who receive Medicare learn about benefits and the application process. "We have reached over 4,100 people since the grant began coming to us in prior years," Jennings Harris said.
The motion before the board authorized acceptance of the award (project US1713/1718/1719), approval of a budget amendment that decreases grant funding by $3,392 and restores $219 to the commissioner's emergency reserve, and authorization for the commissioner president to execute related documents. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
Department staff said referrals to the program mainly come from the Department of Social Services and the Health Department, and that measuring outreach sources precisely requires targeted tracking at events.
