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Welcome to Age+Action

Josh Hodges, Leslie Fried and Brandy Bauer

OUR VISION

A just and caring society in which each of us, as we age, lives with

dignity, purpose, and security

OUR MISSION

Improve the lives of millions of older adults, especially those

who are struggling

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Introductions

• Center for Benefits Access team

• ACL Project Officers and Leadership

• MIPPA State Leads/Representatives

• Benefit Enrollment Center grantees

• SNAP grantees

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Happy 10th Birthday!

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MIPPA Grantee Benefits Applications

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• Benefits applications submitted by MIPPA grantees & their value (note gap in funding in FY13)

2009 (JUN-DEC)

2010 (JAN-DEC)

2011 (JAN-DEC)

2012* (JAN-SEPT)

2014 (JAN-DEC)

2015 (JAN-DEC)

2016 (JAN-DEC)

2017 (JAN-DEC)

2018 (JAN-DEC)

Application TotalValue of Benefits

MSP 31,594 84,559 108,998 99,232 107,146 118,875 121,428 120,032 113,071 904,935 $1.49 B

LIS 46,028 111,249 120,874 73,004 94,526 102,046 93,004 123,189 83,549 847,469 $3.47 B

Total 77,622 195,808 229,872 172,236 201,672 220,921 214,432 243,221 196,620 1,752,404 $4.96 B

NCOA’s Benefits Enrollment Centers

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• 87 BECs in 43 States

• Provide seamless systems of outreach, enrollment, and follow-up into the core benefits noted earlier (as well as other benefits)

BEC Clients Assisted

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• The BECs have assisted over 562,000 clients with benefits estimated to be worth $1.31B.

65,106

46,273

6,800

60,098 65,001

92,613 97,495

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Number of clients assisted with at least one benefit

BEC Applications

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• The BECs have assisted clients with over 881,000 applications for benefits.

87,920

72,214

20,005

96,153

118,284

139,717

160,282

186,977

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

BEC applications

SNAP Senior Hunger Initiative: Nov. 2013 - Present

• Currently, 26 SNAP grantees in 20 states

• Over 152,000 SNAP applications submitted with assistance from SNAP grantees

• Over 2.5 million SNAP applications downloaded from BenefitsCheckUp®

• Value of Benefits: estimated $790 million

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Moving Forward: MIPPA Reauthorization

• Authority for funding Medicare beneficiary low-income outreach and enrollment efforts expires October 1. Funding expires Sept 2020

• Almost 3 million individuals eligible for the Medicare prescription drug Low-Income Subsidy are not enrolled, and less than half of eligible low-income beneficiaries receive needed assistance paying Medicare Part B monthly premiums.

• Increased, permanent funding is endorsed by 35 national senior groups and would enable community organizations to find and assist vulnerable, low-income older adults in need.

• Without sufficient reliable funding, outreach efforts will not be able to help the growing millions of beneficiaries who cannot afford their health care costs.

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Boost Your Budget Campaign™ - 2020

• Second full week of April (April 12-18, 2020)

• NCOA will produce social media posts, flyers, postcards, etc. that you can tailor with logo, contact, and event info

• Join the movement!

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Plenary: Building Partnerships with Local Offices

• Sara Vitolo, CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office

• Cindy Phillips – Massachusetts SHIP

• Kimberly Latta – Colorado SHIP

• Evelyn Mercado – HOPES, BEC

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