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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source
Supplements for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantees
Announcing the intent to award
54 single-source supplements for
current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
state grantees.
ACTION:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award 54 administrative
supplements in the form of cooperative
agreements to existing SMP project
grantees to support the expansion and
enhancement of virtual capacity of the
program. This effort will benefit the
SMP programs in each state, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose of
existing grantees’ work is to empower
and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their
families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education with an
emphasis on reaching Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income and
those residing in rural areas. As a result
of the COVID–19 pandemic and related
travel and congregation limitations and
public health concerns, it has been
identified that focus on expansion of
virtual capacity is crucial at this time.
The administrative supplements for FY
2021 will be distributed at a flat rate of
$18,000 to each of the existing 54 state
grantees, bringing the total for the
supplement awards to $972,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for Integrated
Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone
(202) 795–7425; email
Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP).
Recipient: 54 current SMP grantees.
SUMMARY:
Current grantee
State
Alabama Dept of Senior Services .................................................................................................
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services .......................................................................
Arizona Department of Economic Security ...................................................................................
Arkansas Department of Human Services ....................................................................................
Alabama ...................................
Alaska ......................................
Arizona .....................................
Arkansas ..................................
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Current grantee
State
California Health Advocates ..........................................................................................................
Colorado Division of Insurance .....................................................................................................
The Department of Rehabilitation Services ..................................................................................
Delaware Division of Social Services ...........................................................................................
Legal Counsel For The Elderly .....................................................................................................
Florida Department of Elder Affairs ..............................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc .................................................................................................................
Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services ................................................................
Hawaii Department of Health ........................................................................................................
Idaho Commission on Aging .........................................................................................................
AgeOptions, Inc .............................................................................................................................
IAAAA Education Institute, Inc ......................................................................................................
Iowa Department of Commerce ....................................................................................................
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services .................................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government ............................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc .................................................................................................................
Maine Department of Health and Human Services ......................................................................
Aging, Maryland department of .....................................................................................................
Elder Services Of The Merrimack Valley Inc ................................................................................
MMAP Inc ......................................................................................................................................
Minnesota Department of Human Services ..................................................................................
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc .................................................................................................................
District III Area Agency on Aging ..................................................................................................
Missoula Aging Services ...............................................................................................................
Insurance, Nebraska Department of .............................................................................................
State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division ..............................................................
New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Services .................................................................
Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County, Inc ....................................................
Aging & Long-Term Services Department, New Mexico ..............................................................
NY Statewide Senior Action Council, Inc ......................................................................................
North Carolina Department of Insurance ......................................................................................
Minot State University ...................................................................................................................
Pro Seniors Inc ..............................................................................................................................
Oklahoma State Insurance Department ........................................................................................
DHS Office of Financial Services ..................................................................................................
Center For Advocacy For The Rights And Interests Of The Elderly ............................................
Hispanic-American Institute, Inc ....................................................................................................
Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Affairs .............................................................................................
South Carolina Department on Aging ...........................................................................................
South Dakota Department of Human Services .............................................................................
Upper Cumberland Development District .....................................................................................
Better Business Bureau Educational Foundation .........................................................................
Legal Services of Virgin Islands Inc ..............................................................................................
Human Services, Utah Department of ..........................................................................................
Community of Vermont Elders ......................................................................................................
Virginia Association Of Area Agencies On Aging .........................................................................
Washington State Insurance Commissioner .................................................................................
Senior Services West Virginia Bureau ..........................................................................................
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc ...................................................................
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc .......................................................................................................
California ..................................
Colorado ..................................
Connecticut ..............................
Delaware ..................................
District of Columbia .................
Florida ......................................
Georgia ....................................
Guam .......................................
Hawaii ......................................
Idaho ........................................
Illinois .......................................
Indiana .....................................
Iowa .........................................
Kansas .....................................
Kentucky ..................................
Louisiana .................................
Maine .......................................
Maryland ..................................
Massachusetts .........................
Michigan ..................................
Minnesota ................................
Mississippi ...............................
Missouri ...................................
Montana ...................................
Nebraska .................................
Nevada ....................................
New Hampshire .......................
New Jersey ..............................
New Mexico .............................
New York .................................
North Carolina .........................
North Dakota ...........................
Ohio .........................................
Oklahoma ................................
Oregon .....................................
Pennsylvania ...........................
Puerto Rico ..............................
Rhode Island ...........................
South Carolina .........................
South Dakota ...........................
Tennessee ...............................
Texas .......................................
U.S. Virgin Islands ...................
Utah .........................................
Vermont ...................................
Virginia .....................................
Washington ..............................
West Virginia ...........................
Wisconsin ................................
Wyoming ..................................
Period of Performance: The awards
will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021
project period of July 1, 2021 through
May 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $972,000 total
in FY 2021.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory
authority is contained in the HIPAA of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–191).
Basis for Award: Upon request for
access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge
funding, the Department granted
approval for ACL’s Office of Healthcare
Information & Counseling to access $2
million in additional, one-time funding.
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This funding is intended to expand and
enhance the virtual capacity of the
existing SMP program and will be used
in a number of ways to support virtual
expansion and capabilities for current
SMP grantees’ efforts. As a result of the
COVID–19 pandemic and related travel
and congregation limitations and public
health concerns, it has been identified
that focus on expansion of virtual
capacity is crucial at this time.
The current SMP grantees are funded
to carry out the SMP project mission for
the period of June 1, 2018 through May
31, 2023. Much work has already been
completed and further tasks are
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currently being accomplished. It would
be unnecessarily time consuming and
disruptive to the SMP program, and the
beneficiaries being served, for ACL to
establish new grantees to focus on this
intended virtual expansion of the
program since the intent of this funding
is to expand the current program and
grantees’ efforts. These administrative
supplements will allow the SMP
grantees to expand their current
capacity to work virtually to empower
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers to prevent, detect, and
report health care fraud, errors, and
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abuse through outreach, counseling, and
education in the virtual space.
There is one SMP state grantee project
in each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2019, the most
up-to-date complete year of data, the 54
SMP projects had a total of 6,875 active
team members who conducted a total of
28,146 group outreach and education
events, reaching an estimated 1.6
million people. In addition, the projects
had 320,590 individual interactions
with, or on behalf of, a Medicare
beneficiary. For 2019, the SMP projects
reported $2.4 million in expected
Medicare recoveries. This program has
successfully operated since its inception
23 years ago.
The current grantees are closely
monitored and are successfully meeting
all programmatic goals under the
current SMP state grants.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging, Administration for Community
Living.
families, and caregivers to prevent,
detect, and report health care fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education. As a result
of the COVID–19 pandemic and related
travel and congregation limitations and
public health concerns, it has been
identified that focus on expansion of
virtual capacity is crucial at this time.
The administrative supplement to the
SMNPRC for FY 2021 will be
distributed according to identified need
and will total $405,312.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or comments
regarding this program supplement,
contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for
Community Living, Center for Integrated
Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone
(202) 795–7425; email
Marissa.Whitehouse@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare
Patrol National Resource Center.
Recipient: One current grantee.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Northeast Iowa Area Agency
on Aging ............................
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award One Single-Source
Supplement for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol National Resource
Center (SMPNRC) Grantee
Announcing the intent to award
one single-source supplement for
current Senior Medicare Patrol National
Resource Center (SMPNRC) grantee.
ACTION:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award one administrative
supplement in the form of cooperative
agreement to existing SMP National
Resource Center (SMPNRC) grantee to
support the expansion and
enhancement of virtual capacity for the
SMP program. This effort will benefit
the SMPNRC, and the 54 SMP project
grantees which are located in each state,
the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The
purpose of the existing SMPNRC
grantee’s work is to support SMP
projects nationally in empowering and
assisting Medicare beneficiaries, their
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$405,312.00
Period of Performance: The award
will be issued for the Fiscal Year 2021
project period of September 1, 2021
through August 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $405,312 total
in FY 2021.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory
authority is contained in the HIPAA of
1996 (Pub. L. 104–191).
Basis for Award: Upon request for
access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge
funding, the Department granted
approval for ACL’s Office of Healthcare
Information & Counseling to access $2
million in additional, one-time funding.
This funding is intended to expand and
enhance the virtual capacity of the
existing SMP program and will be used
in a number of ways to support the
virtual expansion and capabilities of the
SMP program efforts nationally. As a
result of the COVID–19 pandemic and
related travel and congregation
limitations and public health concerns,
it has been identified that focus on
expansion of virtual capacity is crucial
at this time.
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The current SMPNRC is funded to
support the SMP project mission for the
period of September 1, 2020 through
August 31, 2025. Much work has
already been completed and further
tasks are currently being accomplished.
It would be unnecessarily time
consuming and disruptive to the SMP
program, and the beneficiaries being
served, for ACL to establish a new
grantee to focus on this intended virtual
expansion of the program since the
intent of this funding is to expand the
current program’s efforts. This
administrative supplement will allow
the SMPNRC grantee to expand their
current capacity to work virtually at the
national level to empower Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report
health care fraud, errors, and abuse
through outreach, counseling, and
education. The existing SMPNRC is
uniquely placed to continue and expand
this work. Efforts supported through
this funding will include development
of marketing and outreach materials,
targeted SMP project grantee resources,
and continued progress toward a new
public-facing program-specific phone
application.
The SMPNRC was created in 2003 to
provide training, support, and technical
assistance to SMP projects nationwide.
The goal of this Center is to provide
professional expertise, training, and
technical support to maximize the
effectiveness of the SMP projects in
Medicare fraud prevention outreach and
education. The SMPNRC ensures a fully
consolidated, national approach to
reaching Medicare beneficiaries with
the SMP message and forges national
visibility for the program. The SMPNRC
provides technical assistance through
online training (webinars), workshops,
and the SMP networking opportunities.
The current grantee is closely monitored
and is successfully meeting all
programmatic goals under the existing
grant.
The current grantee is closely
monitored and is successfully meeting
all programmatic goals under the
current SMPNRC grant.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging, Administration for Community
Living.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Intent To Award 54 Single-Source Supplements for Current Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Grantees
ACTION: Announcing the intent to award 54 single-source supplements for
current Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) state grantees.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award 54 administrative supplements in the form of
cooperative agreements to existing SMP project grantees to support the
expansion and enhancement of virtual capacity of the program. This
effort will benefit the SMP programs in each state, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The purpose
of existing grantees' work is to empower and assist Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and
report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education with an emphasis on reaching Medicare
beneficiaries with limited income and those residing in rural areas. As
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel and congregation
limitations and public health concerns, it has been identified that
focus on expansion of virtual capacity is crucial at this time. The
administrative supplements for FY 2021 will be distributed at a flat
rate of $18,000 to each of the existing 54 state grantees, bringing the
total for the supplement awards to $972,000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments
regarding this program supplement, contact Marissa Whitehouse, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community
Living, Center for Integrated Programs, Office of Healthcare
Information and Counseling; telephone (202) 795-7425; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Name: Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP).
Recipient: 54 current SMP grantees.
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FY21 ACL
recommended
Current grantee State supplement
amount
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Alabama Dept of Senior Services.... Alabama............ $18,000
Alaska Department of Health and Alaska............. 18,000
Social Services.
Arizona Department of Economic Arizona............ 18,000
Security.
Arkansas Department of Human Arkansas........... 18,000
Services.
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California Health Advocates........ California......... 18,000
Colorado Division of Insurance..... Colorado........... 18,000
The Department of Rehabilitation Connecticut........ 18,000
Services.
Delaware Division of Social Delaware........... 18,000
Services.
Legal Counsel For The Elderly...... District of 18,000
Columbia.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs Florida............ 18,000
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Georgia............ 18,000
Guam Department of Public Health & Guam............... 18,000
Social Services.
Hawaii Department of Health........ Hawaii............. 18,000
Idaho Commission on Aging.......... Idaho.............. 18,000
AgeOptions, Inc.................... Illinois........... 18,000
IAAAA Education Institute, Inc..... Indiana............ 18,000
Iowa Department of Commerce........ Iowa............... 18,000
Kansas Department for Aging and Kansas............. 18,000
Disability Services.
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Kentucky........... 18,000
Government.
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Louisiana.......... 18,000
Maine Department of Health and Maine.............. 18,000
Human Services.
Aging, Maryland department of...... Maryland........... 18,000
Elder Services Of The Merrimack Massachusetts...... 18,000
Valley Inc.
MMAP Inc........................... Michigan........... 18,000
Minnesota Department of Human Minnesota.......... 18,000
Services.
Eqhealth Solutions, Inc............ Mississippi........ 18,000
District III Area Agency on Aging.. Missouri........... 18,000
Missoula Aging Services............ Montana............ 18,000
Insurance, Nebraska Department of.. Nebraska........... 18,000
State of Nevada Aging and Nevada............. 18,000
Disability Services Division.
New Hampshire Dept of Health and New Hampshire...... 18,000
Human Services.
Jewish Family & Vocational Service New Jersey......... 18,000
of Middlesex County, Inc.
Aging & Long-Term Services New Mexico......... 18,000
Department, New Mexico.
NY Statewide Senior Action Council, New York........... 18,000
Inc.
North Carolina Department of North Carolina..... 18,000
Insurance.
Minot State University............. North Dakota....... 18,000
Pro Seniors Inc.................... Ohio............... 18,000
Oklahoma State Insurance Department Oklahoma........... 18,000
DHS Office of Financial Services... Oregon............. 18,000
Center For Advocacy For The Rights Pennsylvania....... 18,000
And Interests Of The Elderly.
Hispanic-American Institute, Inc... Puerto Rico........ 18,000
Rhode Island Dept of Elderly Rhode Island....... 18,000
Affairs.
South Carolina Department on Aging. South Carolina..... 18,000
South Dakota Department of Human South Dakota....... 18,000
Services.
Upper Cumberland Development Tennessee.......... 18,000
District.
Better Business Bureau Educational Texas.............. 18,000
Foundation.
Legal Services of Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 18,000
Inc.
Human Services, Utah Department of. Utah............... 18,000
Community of Vermont Elders........ Vermont............ 18,000
Virginia Association Of Area Virginia........... 18,000
Agencies On Aging.
Washington State Insurance Washington......... 18,000
Commissioner.
Senior Services West Virginia West Virginia...... 18,000
Bureau.
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Wisconsin.......... 18,000
Resources, Inc.
Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc....... Wyoming............ 18,000
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Period of Performance: The awards will be issued for the Fiscal
Year 2021 project period of July 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022.
Total Award Amount: $972,000 total in FY 2021.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority is contained in the
HIPAA of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191).
Basis for Award: Upon request for access to FY 2021 HCFAC Wedge
funding, the Department granted approval for ACL's Office of Healthcare
Information & Counseling to access $2 million in additional, one-time
funding. This funding is intended to expand and enhance the virtual
capacity of the existing SMP program and will be used in a number of
ways to support virtual expansion and capabilities for current SMP
grantees' efforts. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and related
travel and congregation limitations and public health concerns, it has
been identified that focus on expansion of virtual capacity is crucial
at this time.
The current SMP grantees are funded to carry out the SMP project
mission for the period of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2023. Much work
has already been completed and further tasks are currently being
accomplished. It would be unnecessarily time consuming and disruptive
to the SMP program, and the beneficiaries being served, for ACL to
establish new grantees to focus on this intended virtual expansion of
the program since the intent of this funding is to expand the current
program and grantees' efforts. These administrative supplements will
allow the SMP grantees to expand their current capacity to work
virtually to empower Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors,
and
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abuse through outreach, counseling, and education in the virtual space.
There is one SMP state grantee project in each of the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. In 2019, the most up-to-date complete year of data, the 54 SMP
projects had a total of 6,875 active team members who conducted a total
of 28,146 group outreach and education events, reaching an estimated
1.6 million people. In addition, the projects had 320,590 individual
interactions with, or on behalf of, a Medicare beneficiary. For 2019,
the SMP projects reported $2.4 million in expected Medicare recoveries.
This program has successfully operated since its inception 23 years
ago.
The current grantees are closely monitored and are successfully
meeting all programmatic goals under the current SMP state grants.
Dated: July 12, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration
for Community Living.
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