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South Carolina Prime Ombudsman Program. Support for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs Serving Beneficiaries of State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries.

Award Number: 1J1CMS331789
ORGANIZATION: HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS
OPDIV: CMS
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/30/2024

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South Carolina Prime Ombudsman Program. Support for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs Serving Beneficiaries of State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries. - South Carolina's Medicaid agency, the SC Department of Health and Human Services, as part of a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established a federal-state partnership to blend payments and provide integrated benefits to Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries age 65 and above. One of the program exclusion criteria is the beneficiary cannot reside in a long term care facility at the time of enrollment. The services are provided through managed care plans in all forty-six (46) counties. South Carolina's dual eligible Demonstration project is operated by the SC Department of Health and Human Services and is titled Healthy Connections Prime. As part of the cooperative agreement, and in an effort to support and protect the rights of the dual eligible beneficiaries, SC developed an independent Ombudsman program to advocate for and investigate on behalf of dual eligible enrollees. The SC Department on Aging’s Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (OSLTCOP) is the lead entity to administer the Demonstration Ombudsman Program which is known as the Prime Ombudsman Program (POP). The goals of the Prime Ombudsman Program are to advocate, provide resolution of identified issues, safeguard due process and serve as the early and consistent means of detecting systemic concerns. Prime Ombudsmen will leverage their existing partnerships to provide consistent outreach and work to educate and empower the dual eligible enrollees. All services provided to the beneficiaries will be confidential and free of charge. The POP has multiple communication avenues to include a website, toll free telephone line, video chat, mail, email, fax, and, if required, a face to face visit. The POP will work to empower beneficiaries, conduct outreach, investigate complaints, provide access to legal assistance/mediation, and collect and report data trends to CMS and the Medicaid agency. The Prime Ombudsman Program is a dedicated unit in the OSLTCOP with the sole focus of providing advocacy and complaint resolution services to the dual eligible enrollees. Building on the current configuration of the Aging Network in SC and the infrastructure of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, the POP has a presence in all of the Demonstration counties. The project is a natural transition to continuing the initial efforts implemented in the financial alignment demonstration.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = -$51,682 )
2025	2023	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	02	4	8/26/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$51,682
2025	2022	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	02	4	8/26/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2021	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	02	4	8/26/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2020	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	02	4	8/26/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$51,682

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	01	4	4/9/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $259,328 )
2023	2023	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST STE 350	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	00	4	8/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$259,328
														Subtotal = $259,328

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $342,360 )
2022	2022	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST STE 350	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	00	3	8/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$342,360
														Subtotal = $342,360

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $388,992 )
2021	2021	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST STE 350	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	00	2	7/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$388,992
														Subtotal = $388,992

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $388,992 )
2020	2020	SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF	1301 GERVAIS ST STE 350	COLUMBIA	SC	29201	RICHLAND	USA	Support for Ombudsman and Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in Financial Alignment Model Demonstrations for Dually Eligible Individuals	00	1	7/30/2020	NEW	$388,992
														Subtotal = $388,992

Grand Total All Awards = $1,327,990

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South Carolina Prime Ombudsman Program. Support for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs Serving Beneficiaries of State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries.

Award Number: 1J1CMS331789

ORGANIZATION: HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS

OPDIV: CMS

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/30/2024

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