Title
Agreement with Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging in the Amount of $3,045 for the 2014 Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas (SHICK).
Body
Recommended Action: Approve the agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign.
In 2006, the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) began providing the Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas (SHICK) program and began to receive funding to provide education and support to older adults and caregivers with Medicare benefits questions. This funding agreement will allow CPAAA to continue to provide SHICK counseling to seniors and their family members in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler Counties. This agreement is for the period beginning April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.
It can be an overwhelming experience navigating through the Medicare maze. Eligible participants are bombarded with mailings and television ads. The SHICK Coordinator and trained volunteers answer Medicare benefits questions and help individuals understand available options. They help eligible participants understand what supplemental insurance is, discuss Medicare Part D, assist with plan comparison, and help caregivers increase their knowledge of Medicare benefits so that they can better assist their loved ones.
Alternatives: Not approving this agreement and discontinue a critical program offered for seniors in Sedgwick, Harvey, and Butler counties.
Financial Considerations:
Agreement period starts: April 1, 2014
Agreement period ends: March 31, 2015
Source of funding
State Revenue: $ 3,045.00
Required Match: $0
Required Cash Match: $0
Required In-Kind Match: $0
Other funding:$0
TOTAL SOURCES $ 3,045.00
No additional budget authority is requested.
Cost Center#/Fund Center: 34021-254 / 340219-14
Uses of funding
Operational costs:
Personnel: $
Contractual services: $ 3,045.00
Travel:
Operational supplies:
Equipment:$
Indirect administrative costs:
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $ 3,045.00
Source of matching funds: N/A
Source of other funding: N/A
Budget Authority Adjustment: Sufficient budget authority is included in the 2014 budget, no additional authority is being requested.
Legal Considerations: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services provides SHICK funding to local area agencies on aging, including CPAAA, through the federal Medicare program. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for seniors 65 years and older or with certain disabilities and generally consists of two parts - Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance for physicians and durable medical equipment). The current edition of the Medicare law may be found at 42 USC Sec.1395, et.seq. The agreement has been reviewed by the Sedgwick County Counselor's Office. Approval of the agreement is by simple majority vote.
Policy Considerations: There are no policy implications.