FY 2025 mish - medicare improvements for patients and providers act: priority 1 for ships

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) received a $217,101 Formula Grant award from the Center for Integrated Programs, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027, under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). This award supports enhanced outreach and enrollment assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, with particular emphasis on individuals with limited incomes and assets. Core products and services include informing beneficiaries about preventive and wellness benefits, the Low-Income Subsidy program for Medicare Part D, and Medicare Savings Programs, as well as providing one-on-one enrollment counseling and application assistance to support disease prevention and wellness promotion.

KDADS distributed the award through State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) sub-grants to multiple Area Agencies on Aging and community organizations across Kansas, including Southeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging Inc., East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Senior Resource Center for Douglas County Inc., Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging Inc., Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging Inc., Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging Inc., North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging Inc., and Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare Inc. These sub-awardees deliver localized outreach, benefits enrollment assistance, and health insurance counseling services to senior populations throughout Kansas, ensuring comprehensive geographic coverage and access to Medicare enrollment support across the state.