Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
This is the third year of a three-year continuation grant to the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging (IAAAA) Education Institute, Inc. to continue an education and training model, the Indiana Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) project. The goal is to create an education and training model on Medicare fraud prevention, including Part D, for elder volunteers and others who work with underserved Medicare populations including rural, low income and African American groups. The objectives are to: 1) continue working with established partners to foster national and statewide program coverage; 2) improve beneficiary education and inquiry resolution for other areas of health care fraud; 3) foster national program visibility and consistency; 4) improve the efficiency of the SMP program, while increasing results for both operational and quality measures; and 5) target training and education to isolated and hard-to-reach populations. The expected outcomes are an increase in the beneficiary knowledge of Medicare fraud and abuse, and a 10% increase in the number of complaints reported/received over the life of the project. Products will include brochures, personal health care journals, Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) guides and informational sheets, project reports as required, including evaluation results.
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).
