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Person-Centered Benefits Access: Lessons Learned from the Benefits Enrollment Centers' First Year
03/04/2011 | Requests *Summary
As of September 2010, Benefits Enrollment Centers have submitted over 125,000 applications for a variety of public benefits including the Medicare Part D Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), the Medicare Savings Programs, Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - formerly known as Food Stamps), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, among others. To learn more about these efforts, outcomes, and lessons learned please see the attached report.
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Available Files
- Report PDF (790K, 20 pages)
Keywords
Aging and Disability Resource Center; Medicaid; Person Centered Planning; Benefits Enrollment Centers; Medicare Part D; The Medicare Savings Programs; The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; State Pharmacy Assistance Programs; The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; Benefits Outreach
Topic
Accessibility, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Housing, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Promising practices, Reports
Source
NCOA, National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
03/04/2011
Contact
National Council on Aging
1901 L St. NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202-479-1200
1901 L St. NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202-479-1200
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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