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

The Tennessee Commission On Aging And Disability received a Formula Grant award of $489,669.00 from the Center for Integrated Programs under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) for the period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. This award supports the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Priority 1 for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs). The program delivers enhanced outreach and enrollment assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, with emphasis on individuals with limited incomes and assets, including application assistance for the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program and Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), as well as disease prevention and wellness promotion activities.

The grant is administered through a multi-tiered distribution model, with the Commission passing funds to seven regional sub-awardees across Tennessee: Shelby County Government, South Central Tennessee Development District, Upper Cumberland Development District, Northwest Tennessee Development District Inc., First Tennessee Development District, Southwest Tennessee Development District (Area Agency On Aging), and Greater Nashville Regional Council (Area Agency On Aging). Sub-awardees, supplemented by East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, collectively serve Tennessee's 95 counties to provide Medicare enrollment counseling, benefits information assistance, preventive and wellness education, and support services targeting vulnerable elderly and disabled populations through coordinated community-based service delivery mechanisms.