Friday, May 2, 2025
5/2/2025
GraceMed Healthy Kids Project - The GraceMed Healthy Kids Project will encompass a 29-county geographical area of Kansas reaching from the south-central region, including the largest city (Wichita), up through rural counties of the eastern sector into the metropolitan areas of Topeka and Kansas City. An estimated 213,527 uninsured residents live in these targeted counties, with about 16,360 children eligible for Medicaid/CHIP but currently unrolled and 51,544 adults eligible for Medicaid if Kansas were to undertake Medicaid expansion. The primary goal of this project will be to seek eligible but not enrolled Medicaid or CHIP children residing in these rural and urban counties, assist them in completing applications and verification of benefits, and help current enrollees stay covered. We will also assist eligible Medicaid parents and pregnant individuals with enrollment and help them remain covered. Four Community Outreach Representatives will commit 100 % of their time outreaching the 29 activities augmented by mass and social media advertisement to market the program. In addition, GraceMed, four (4) Health Navigators will commit .25 FTE each to assist with enrollment and renewal of Medicaid/CHIP benefits. These Health Navigators have Presumptive Eligibility (PE) authority and currently have over 80 % success rate in enrolling and renewing eligible Medicaid/CHIP applicants. GraceMed is a current recipient of the 2019 Health Kids funding and has achieved a 71 % success rate in new enrollments despite the COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Utilizing Healthy Kids National Campaign materials and our experience, GraceMed will engage in proven outreach and enrollment strategies such as back-to-school time activities, year-round activities, and targeted messages following the annual ACA exchange open period to remind families that Medicaid/CHIP enrollment can happen anytime in the year. For the proposed project 36 month period, the goals are: Total number of applications submitted for children: 4,062 Total number of children verified to be newly enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP: 3,249 Total number of children verified as renewed in Medicaid or CHIP: 2,991 Total number of outreach and enrollment activities completed: 420 Total number of applications submitted for parents: 480 Total number of parents verified to be newly enrolled in Medicaid: 384 Total number of parents verified as renewed in Medicaid: 375 Pregnant individuals for whom an application for health coverage will be submitted: 825 Pregnant individuals newly enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP: 663 Pregnant individuals who will be renewed (postpartum coverage) in Medicaid or CHIP: 411 Total Grant Funding Requested: $1,500,000 Cost per new application or renewed application encounter: $ 116.61
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).